Early in the year, the Comptroller’s office released their annual audit of  State University of New York (SUNY), revealing that the state’s largest medical institution was in dire financial straits.  For several weeks, SUNY in turn has been faulting Long Island College Hospital (LICH) and immediately took steps to shut down the 150 year old hospital. Local media quickly picked […]

Despite last week’s unanimous vote by the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate to shut down Long Island College Hospital (LICH) and liquidate their assets to pay down a significant portion of their own debt, hospital workers remain resilient and determined. SUNY doesn’t have the power to close the hospital; only the Department of Health (DOH) has the authority […]

  On February 21—in a dynamic pause in the momentum toward the closure of Long Island College Hospital (LICH)—Judge Betsy Barros issued a temporary restraining order to keep LICH open for care at least until March 7, when the case will be reviewed. Until that time, the State of New York Board of Trustees is barred from executing a formal […]