Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y) released a joint statement on Tuesday with 13 state, city and local leaders about a state Supreme Court judge’s dismissal of a suit and a temporary restraining order seeking to block the closure of Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in the Gramercy neighborhood of Lower Manhattan.
Mount Sinai Health System, which operates the hospital and which has Jewish origins, plans to open an urgent-care facility to serve patients, per the lawmakers.
“While there is no substitute that will entirely make up for the closure of a full-service general hospital, Mount Sinai has committed, at our insistence, to open a new 24/7 Urgent Care+ facility,” they stated. “We believe that this will provide much-needed continuity of care for MSBI patients.”
“Our offices will continue to work together to ensure that Mount Sinai opens the urgent care center within 24 hours of the announced March 26th closing of Beth Israel and fulfills its additional commitments to mitigate the impacts the closure will have on patients,” they added.