Mt. Sinai has been trying to close Beth Israel for months. Community activists say that patients will suffer, since only one branch of a major hospital–an outpost of NewYork-Presbyterian–would be left below 28th St. On August 15, Mount Sinai received another restraining order that temporarily halted BI’s shutdown. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Beth Israel Hit with New Restraining Order After Activists Again Try to Block Closure Mt. Sinai has been hit with a new restraining order blocking it from shutting down Beth Israel, which it wants to close after... News 18 Aug 2024 | 04:28
Samuel Kleinplatz, a Beth Israel patient, speaking at at March rally. Beth Israel now seems more likely to close, after NYS granted conditional approval to Mt. Sinai’s latest shutdown plan. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly ) NYS Health Dept. Approves Beth Israel Shutdown, With Conditions Mt. Sinai has received conditional approval from the NY Department of Health to shutter Beth Israel, although an official... News 30 Jul 2024 | 11:42
State Senator Kristen Gonzalez rallies locals against the Beth Israel’s closure in March. On July 10, Mt. Sinai announced that they wouldn’t close Beth Israel on July 12, as originally planned. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly ) Beth Israel Forced to Postpone Its Mid-July Shutdown Plan Mt. Sinai told employees that they will not close E. 16th’s Beth Israel hospital on July 12, as they had hoped to, after... News 12 Jul 2024 | 05:20
New York Eye & Ear nurses rallying for a fair contract on June 4. Outstanding issues include pay parity and staffing issues, which would be exacerbated by Beth Israel’s possible closure. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Nurses Seek New Contract at E&E Hospital; Rail Against Closure Plans for Beth Israel Healthcare workers held a passionate rally denouncing Mt. Sinai–in part for its continued mission to close E. 16th St.’s... News 05 Jun 2024 | 06:16
A broadbased coalition of activists and local political leaders protested on March 24 against Mount Sinai’s planned shut down of Beth Israel including Council Members Carlina Rivera (at mic), and Chris Marte; NYS Senator Brian Kavanagh; NYS Senator Kristen Gonzalez (to right and rear of Rivera), Congressman Jerold Nadler and NYS Assembly member Harvey Epstein. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Locals Rail as Mt. Sinai Revises Push To Shutter Beth Israel By Mid-July Mount Sinai is still trying to shut down Beth Israel Hospital by mid-July, and a coalition of local activists and political... News 02 Jun 2024 | 10:35
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, a hospital on E. 16th St. that has been slowly shuttering services. Petitioners claim that Mt. Sinai and the DOH have violated numerous state laws by facilitating the facility’s closure. ( Photo via Wikimedia Commons ) Battle Heats Up Over Beth Israel Closure, As Mt. Sinai & State Health Dept. Receive Temp. Restraining Order The battle over Beth Israel’s fate is getting increasingly heated. A New York State Supreme Court judge has issued a temporary... News 16 Feb 2024 | 08:05
