In a HEALTH CRISIS how long it takes to get to an emergency room is a matter of LIFE AND DEATH. We need a hospital with a trauma 1 emergency room to replace St Vincent's in Greenwich Village on the West Side of Manhattan. Now there is no hospital or authentic emergency room to treat over a million people who live/work on the West Side in a critical health crisis. Urgent Care, no matter how fancy, can NOT by law, treat critical health emergencies: HEART ATTACK, STROKE, child CHOKING, etc.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
GOOD NEWS On May Day a work-group of Occupy Wall Street joined forces Healthcare-NOW to filled the hole left when the Coalition for a New Village Hospital was folded into a campaign for City Council by Yetta Kurland leaving many members hanging who do not support her. The loss of a Hospital on the West Side of Manhattan still a critical problem with no Hospital with a trauma 1 emergency room from 160 Street to the Staten Island ferry. A die-in was held to show what will happen in a critical health crisis. Medical students, MDs, nurse practitioners, local residents , occupiers and some members of Hands Off St Vincents participated. Much the dismay of the elected officials who let this hospital die so luxury condos could be build.The community whose medical needs are not being served will not give uo. This group crossed political lines and is diverse in its partipantrs to reflect the community at risk. . Please listen watch and listen to what one doctor and some residents have to say about health insurance and the need for a full service hospital
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