Brooklyn Residents Protest Plans to Close SUNY Downstate Hospital
The long-standing University Hospital at Downstate in East Flatbush could soon close its doors, citing financial struggles and a building in disrepair.
Demonstrators at a rally Thursday say the proposed closure of SUNY Downstate would impact the 400,000 patients it serves each year.
“A lot of hospitals are closing all over the place and when you take away this hospital from Central Brooklyn, you are leaving us trapped,” said Violet Thom, a longtime patient of SUNY Downstate.
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