PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Jeanine Kylie, Member of Coalition to Save Beth Israel and New York Eye & Ear on the Litch Act and Mount Sinai's Management of Beth Israel Medical Center
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Jeanine Kylie, a member of the Coalition to Save Beth Israel and New York Eye & Ear, urges the passing of the Litch Act and criticizes Mount Sinai's management of Beth Israel Medical Center. She highlights the systematic dismantling of services at Beth Israel and suggests that real estate values may be motivating these decisions.
- Kylie details the reduction in services at Beth Israel since Mount Sinai's acquisition in 2013, including the decertification of 313 beds and elimination of various medical departments.
- She compares Mount Sinai's performance unfavorably to other hospital systems like NYU and New York Presbyterian.
- Kylie argues that zoning changes could potentially increase the value of Beth Israel properties to up to $1 billion, suggesting this as a motivation for service reductions.
Jeanine Kylie
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Good afternoon.
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I'm Janine Kylie, a member of the coalition to save Beth Israel, New York Eye And Ear.
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I'm also a Democratic district leader downtown and a former investment banker to the Knox to not for profit health care systems.
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I urge you to pass the resolution calling on Governor Hochul to sign the Litch act.
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If this were in place, decisions would include the failure of Mount Sinai's management and how it systematically Mantel Beth Israel Medical Center, all likely motivated by lucrative real estate values in ignoring the health care needs of our community.
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Mount Sinai acquired Beth Israel in 2013.
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And since then, It decertified 313 beds in eliminated cardiac surgery, maternity, neonatal care, pediatrics, chemical dependency, and rehabilitation services.
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Financial performance deteriorated a cross the entire Mount Sinai system, not to zipeth Israel.
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And by comparison, NYU and New York Presbyterian successfully integrated their acquired hospitals, and both systems generated improved operational and financial results.
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And despite a growing population, particularly in Lower Manhattan, Mount Sinai's discharges went down.
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Bellevue and NYU's went up 49% respectively.
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So what's going on?
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We know the management failed.
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It's really all about the real estate.
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The Mount Sinai Health System stands to gain 100 and 1,000,000 of dollars from the sale of Beth Israel Properties because of zoning changes that became law as part of the state budget earlier this year.
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These changes increase the value of the property by allowing greater density if these sites are developed for residential use.
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Further zoning changes under review by this council could further increase the value of properties to as much as $1,000,000,000 at the 18 FAR level as the chart behind me shows.
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It's time to pass Litch, and it's time to figure out a way to keep some of these hospital services, inpatient hospital services downtown, and addressing the communities.
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Health care needs, not just the cash Thank
UNKNOWN
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you.
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Your time expired.
Dr. Michelle Morse
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Thank you.
Mercedes Narcisse
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Try to wrap it up.
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You're done?
Jeanine Kylie
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We're done.
