Two Brooklyn hospitalsLong Island College Hospital and Interfaith Medical Centerare in danger of closing (and being sold off to developers), and yesterday Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Cuomo made a joint plea to the federal government for a cash infusion. The state submitted a waiver for $10 million in Medicaid funds to keep the hospitals afloat, noting that even with the funds, some downsizing would likely occur. [NYT and DNAinfo; previously]
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