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Council Member Louis inquires about staffing, financial impact, and doula initiative
1:02:40
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Council Member Farah Louis poses a series of questions to Dr. Mitchell Katz regarding Health + Hospitals operations and initiatives. Her inquiries focus on four main areas:
- Staffing levels at Kings County Hospital in light of potential patient surge from SUNY Downstate's curtailment
- Financial impact on Kings County Hospital due to potential displacement of services from SUNY Downstate
- Administrative costs associated with incorporating doulas into H+H facilities
- H+H's plans for facility renovations and personnel allocation to support doula-based interventions
Farah N. Louis
1:02:40
Thank you chairs.
1:02:41
I like that on time, on budget.
1:02:42
That's right.
1:02:43
That's good.
1:02:43
Hi.
1:02:45
How are you, Doctor.
1:02:46
Katz?
1:02:46
So good to see you and your I'm a big fan.
1:02:49
Thank I used to work at Mount Sinai Hospital so your name rings bells all over the place.
1:02:55
I have four quick questions so I'm gonna try to get them all out and then from there you can answer them.
1:03:00
Alright, so is health is NYC Health and Hospitals currently meeting adequate staffing levels at Kings County Hospital and if not, how does the agency plan to rapidly scale staffing to absorb a possible patient surge resulting from SUNY downstate's curtailment.
1:03:20
So we know that SUNY downstate acts for $1,000,000,000 in funding, that they didn't get that they end up getting $750,000,000 from the governor so there's a shortfall of 250,000,000.
1:03:34
So I wanted to know is health and hospitals currently meeting current staffing levels to accommodate for whatever may happen at Downstate?
1:03:45
With H and H system currently projecting 598,000,000 cash on hand, how would the potential displacement of services from SUNY downstate affect Kings County's operational and financial trajectory?
1:03:59
And these two questions are about the doula initiative.
1:04:02
I know it falls under DOHMH but my two quick questions about this is have there been any administrative or overhead costs associated with incorporating doulas such as credentialing, facility upgrades or staffs training and if so how is H and H tracking and budgeting for these costs And, how is H and H prioritizing the renovation of existing facilities and the strategic allocation of personnel in its capital and staffing plans to support the long term success of doula based interventions?