Comments for City Abandons Queens Healthcare Concerns at http://www.urbanelephants.com , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.urbanelephants.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:58:42 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.urbanelephants.com/index.php/home/64/1859-city-abandons-queens-healthcare-concerns.html#comment-7674 That's an interesting point, QJ. Where did you get that tid-bit of information? And as far as the hospitals I was talking about, most, if not all, of their funding came from private sources or collections from patient treatment. "The state" being broke has less to do with this situation, even noting that the HHC of NYC spend more than a $1 billion a year to subsidize the city hospitals... - Jay Golub Mon, 03 May 2010 17:37:48 +0100 http://www.urbanelephants.com/index.php/home/64/1859-city-abandons-queens-healthcare-concerns.html#comment-7672 The reality is that there's a statewide glut of hospital beds that costs the state of New York billions in subsidies. Now that the state is broke, the money is no longer there to continue these subsidies. And ObamaCare, which also isn't adequately funded, will make the situation much, much worse. - Quickjustice Mon, 03 May 2010 07:15:10 +0100 http://www.urbanelephants.com/index.php/home/64/1859-city-abandons-queens-healthcare-concerns.html#comment-7663 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/teary_farewell_for_st_vinny_bIaYOYSv33SFXTAKGrPErI Again, the axe falls on another medical institution, this time one that has served the people of NYC for 160 years. When will New York's crew of federal elected officials step into this discussion and help New Yorkers maintain their healthcare infrastructure? Are Schumer and Gillibrand and our long line of healthcare "reformists" in the Congress just going to stand by and watch while NYC eliminates thousands of hospital bed space? My understanding is that the Health and Hospital Corporation of NYC bails out the public hospitals to the tune of about $1 billion annually. Why can't the city give money to private hospitals, like the two that were forced to close in Queens, when they only needed $50 million to survive? And, on top of that, 3500 people just lost their jobs... - Jay Golub Sat, 01 May 2010 12:46:50 +0100