REMARKS
The critical role of accessible healthcare and neighborhood hospitals
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Council Member Narcisse emphasizes the importance of accessible and reliable healthcare for New Yorkers, highlighting the crucial role of neighborhood hospitals in providing continuous care.
- Stresses the need for healthcare accessibility for busy New Yorkers
- Highlights the importance of hospitals having access to patients' complex medical histories
- Emphasizes the trust that communities place in their local hospitals
Mercedes Narcisse
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New Yorkers are busy folks.
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This city is made of our parents, caregivers, students, and valued employees who depend on reliable, trusted, and continuous health care from the network of hospitals in our communities.
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People do not necessarily have the time, money, or resources to travel long distances for appointment, or to go to an urgent clinic care that does not have records of their complex medical histories.
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Therefore, it is crucial that they trust their neighborhood hospital to provide the attentive medical assessment and treatment that they deserve.