In order to stop the hemorrhage at Long Island College Hospital, local politicians and doctors urge you to show your support by attending a press conference and rally in front of L.I.C.H. this week. The loss of services at our local hospital is by far one of the most important issues here in the neighborhood. I urge everyone to attend. Here is further information from L.I.C.H. Medical Staff's web site.
Borough President Markowitz, Congresswoman Nydia Velásquez, Doctors and Community Groups To Demand Immediate Action To Resuscicate Long Island College HospitalOn Tuesday, October 14, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez and Special Assistant to the Borough President Yvonne Graham will join other elected officials, community leaders and members of the medical community at a press conference and rally outside Long Island College Hospital (LICH). The borough president will call for immediate action in saving essential services at the hospital. CONTACT: Mark Zustovich 718-802-3830 email: mzustovich at brooklynbp.nyc.gov
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 at 1:00 P.M.
OUTSIDE LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL
HICKS STREET BETWEEN ATLANTIC AVENUE AND PACIFIC STREET
COBBLE HILL, BROOKLYN
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4 comments:
I'm not sure this hospital is worth saving.
This past Friday, my mother, who suffers from lung cancer, as well as numerous cardiac issues, spent 20 hours in a bed in LICH's emergency room, receiving the barest amount of attention, and laying between two drunks (one of whom had a police escort).
She wasn't connected to a heart monitor for almost four hours into her stay. In fact, if I wasn't there to chase down staffers and ask questions, I doubt she'd have received the little attention she did.
She wasn't given food. In fact, when I asked if she could have a meal, I was told, she "should have been fed already," and then was questioned about whether or not "she was sure" she hadn't eaten, as if I were trying to scam them into giving her a free meal.
At one point, all ER visitors were told to wait in the lobby, as visiting hours were being suspended "indefinitely." That lasted just shy of four hours. During that time, my mother was taken to another floor, where after receiving a bone scan she was deposited in a hallway to await transport back to the ER. She waited over two hours in that hallway, alone.
I've never witnessed a more incompetent, uncaring, inattentive group of people as the ER staff at LICH, and I find it difficult to find any value in the continued existence of that particular hospital.
Dear Frankie,
That sounds absolutely dreadful and I am so sorry that you and your mother had to go through such an ordeal.
I think we can all agree there is something dreadfully wrong at L.I.C.H.
Shame on Continnuum for stripped the hospital of medical staff, entire departments, real estate and endowments.
What we now have is a hospital that is dysfunctional. However, I still believe that the doctors and nurses who have worked under such stress and limiting resources should have a fair chance of turning the hospital around.
If LICH were to be closed, our neighborhood will never get such a medical facility back.
I can assure you that the treatment Frankie's mother received (or did not receive) at LICH is not unusual. I have had similar experiences at Methodist Hospital, especially after its merger with NY/Cornell. What should have been an improvement in care after such a significant merger is anything but. Most of the improvements were cosmetic. I won't go into the gorey details, but I'm afraid that this situation is more and more common in our hospitals today. If you have a loved one in any hospital, you MUST be there at all times, even if it means taking shifts with other family members to ensure 24 hour coverage & supervision. You MUST stay on top of the staff at all times, ask questions, demand answers, and get the patient advocate involved if necessary so that your loved one is properly cared for and nothing falls through the cracks. It's a truly disturbing state of affairs, and it is not limited to LICH.
I know this web site is old. I hope someone is still monitoring it. I am having a number of problems with LICH and Cobble Hill Nursing home. I am presently seeking a patient advocate to speak with regarding my mother's ordeal.
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