'' "Every community needs a hospital."

- Mark, 21 year veteran at St. Vincent’s

Closing of North General Hospital
JUN 30
Statement of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East On The Closing of North General Hospital “We are extremely saddened and disappointed with the impending closure of North General Hospital.  On the heels of St. Vincent’s hospital, the closure of yet another acute care...
St. Vincent's Hospital closes
JUN 30
Citing financial constraints, the Board of Directors of Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers voted to authorize the closure of the hospital’s Manhattan inpatient services. The hospital has been a medical mainstay in Greenwich Village for more than 160 years. The decision comes after...
GNYHA, 1199 SEIU TV Ad: “No More Health Care Cuts, Enough is Enough”
JUN 30
New York, NY, March 8, 2010…The GNYHA/1199 SEIU Healthcare Education Project said today that the $1 billion in proposed health care cuts in the New York State budget would eliminate more than 22,000 jobs statewide. Hospitals, nursing homes, and home care agencies alone would suffer 12,300...
A loss to a community
JUN 30
"My first job…was a part time gig at Long Island Jewish Medical Center…  When I began working for the hospital, I really started to understand what it meant…. I had benefits for my kids—something I never had before…. This was significant for me, because...
Historic Hospital Closes its Doors
JUN 30
Citing financial constraints, the Board of Directors of Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers voted to authorize the closure of the hospital’s Manhattan inpatient services. The hospital has been a medical mainstay in Greenwich Village for more than 160 years. The decision comes after...
Hospital Closings Impact Lives
JUN 30
"When I had my two asthma attacks, having this hospital so close saved my life.  I worry what will happen if I have another (asthma) attack and have to travel 15 minutes farther.  Will I make it?" -- Veronica Goffe, Former Patient at Mary Immaculate Hospital (Closed February...