MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL SLATED TO CLOSE
By: Derek Varsalona
It is pretty difficult to live in a society where you have a disability. It makes it even tougher when you do not have emergency care services available to you. Many Disabled New Yorkers and New Yorkers in general are going to feel the pain when Mount Sini Hospital is slated to close on July 12, 2024.
Mount Sini has been fiscally in the red for some time now. The hospital has lost millions in revenue. You would think with coronavirus funding that the hospital would have been saved. But it seems like the fear of coronavirus is fading. Fewer people are wearing masks. There are still a whole bunch of anti-vaxxers that will not get vaccinated.
The downfall of Mount Sinai Hospital was a lack of funding. It is millions of dollars in the red. However, with the loss of a hospital comes a loss of jobs. It is loss of access to emergency care when people need it the most. Now, there is going to be less immediate care for people with disabilities and non-disabled people alike.
Due to the lack of funding, there have been unapproved service cuts. This is definitely going to affect this disabled population. The lack of access to a hospital means the difference between life and death, especially if a hospital is not close to your home or apartment. As always comments accepted.
Mount Sinai Hospital slated to close
Source: Edwin J. Viera. " Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital Slated to close July 12." Public NewsService.org: Thursday, May 30, 2024
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2024-05-30/health/mount-sinai-beth-israel-hospital-slated-to-close-july-12/a90562-1
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