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I live and work in the area in question. The hopsital I work in is very close to Parkway. In fact, the hospital I work in is in danger as well. We still don't know what is going to happen to us. They lie all the time. They tell us that we haven't made enough money. That we aren't seeing enough patients! There are times that there isn't a spot to be seen in the emergency room where I work. The floors are full. Patients stay in the er admitted never seeing a bed. But, we aren't full enough! We are always understaffed. We are at times without sufficient supplies. We work in an environment where there are missing lead wires to on the telemetry monitors. Last year, our newly appointed assistant manager (whom I loved) had to go to the store to buy aspirins due to the fact that we ran out of them in our hospital!!! We need money. We really needed Parkway to remain open as well. We are over-run with patients. And I am telling you this first-hand.

Do all that you can, for it to remains open.

To play Devil's advocate, and after thoroughly reading the full Berger commission's report for a class project, hospitals in OVERSERVED areas such as downstate (where hospitals have very low occupancy rates) are being closed. Operating underused facilities is inefficient and costly, and these costs are passed on to Medicaid and taxpayers.
No doubt we need to make sure that everyone has adequate access to hospitals and medical care; closing inefficient hospitals in areas where other medical facilities are available to absorb the demand/need (such as in Queens) is responsible oversight. Where few facilities exist, the government ought to facilitate opening/expanding them.
I agree, though, that as costs of transport, pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment rise, we will see more and more home care services evolve, as part of a larger de-centralization paradigm.

what is he stupid or something. so this is how hes trying to put more money in his pocket.andtake more jobs away from the american people. oh yeh high five they all go to one building and only work one day out of the week to what pay those taxes that go in hispocket too. oh yeah it works for him because it doesnot involve his faimly or him. boy ,what a good polition!!!!

what is specially sad about all this is that if " someone " up there in the government pays for some legs that have never been cut , and for so much more like HMO capitations , we the ones who are paying those taxes are not going to have any medical care when we get old enough to realize about all the money leaks and not doing anything like raising our voices to prevent more robbery.

This is just both crazy and sad. It's so sad that healthcare has to take another hit, just to save money in someone else's pocket. It seems like this is starting to be a trend for healthcare. It's bad enough staff and supplies are the first to be cut due to saving money, now its entire facilities taking a hit. I know that this is nothing new and it will probably be happening more frequently due to the economy. We already have a nursing shortage, what's next: FACILITY SHORTAGE

I am ususally a pretty rational person, but at this point I am getting a little bit closer to panic everyday. Economy, Stockmarket, Gasprices and now hospitals closing. Makes you wonder if you should move out into the country and make sure you got some livestock and guns so you can survive on your own. Seems like our "civilization" and community and charity or just plain human decency is going down the tubes faster and faster...