Joined by a coalition of healthcare workers and labor and community leaders, Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie (D-Central Brooklyn) today called for $159 million in emergency funding desperately needed to stabilize SUNY Downstate Medical Center. The hospital, New York City’s flagship state-run healthcare institution, faces a significant funding shortfall after being designated a “COVID-only facility” by then-Governor Cuomo in 2020. “Simply put, Downstate helped […]
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