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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Fri Jul 19, 2013, 07:41 PM Jul 2013

Long Island College Hospital ordered to close by end of July; Restraining order issued

Eyewitness News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- An emergency restraining has been issued after it was announced earlier Friday that Brooklyn's Long Island College Hospital will shut down by the end of the month.

The hospital has been part of the community for more than 150 years.

In Cobble Hill, signs still hang that read "Hands off my Hospital", but it won't matter, the hospital is closing.

The hospital that has 375 beds but only 18 patients remain as the closing appears to have been going on for several weeks.

Read more at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9178837

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Long Island College Hospital ordered to close by end of July; Restraining order issued (Original Post) hrmjustin Jul 2013 OP

Oh cripes, that sucks. LiberalEsto Jul 2013 #1

Just like St. Vincents in Manhattan. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #2

LiberalEsto

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1. Oh cripes, that sucks.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 08:03 PM

Jul 2013

I know someone who has been a physician there for many years. He and his co-workers did everything to keep that place open for the sake of the people who live in that area.

Now it looks like it will become expensive condos.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. Just like St. Vincents in Manhattan.

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 08:06 PM

Jul 2013

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