150.959 Hospital Closures in Vulnerable Neighborhoods
Working together with county medical society leaders and patient advocacy groups, the Medical Society of the State of New York will advocate to key federal, state and local policymakers that meaningful local physician and patient input is ensured into proposals to close, downsize or re-purpose hospitals that could adversely impact health care options in communities served by those hospitals. MSSNY will advocate that the approval for closure, downsizing or repurposing of hospitals across the State ensure inclusion of public hearings in communities affected by the closure and public votes on such closures, downsizing or re-purposing. (HOD 2021-52)
