Councilmember Torres Responds on Plans to Reopen Maternity Services at North Central Bronx Hospital

  Bronx Council Member Ritchie Torres, whose district was served by the HHC North Central Bronx Hospital before services were suspended in August 2013 due to senior physician vacancies and concerns about appropriate staffing, responds to the hospital’s announcement of plans to reopen labor and delivery services.

  “I am committed to ensuring that we bring back the highest quality services for North Central Bronx women and families. The appropriate time for a press conference will come when the center is both open and staffed with senior attending obstetricians.  Declaring 'mission accomplished,’ before the mission is accomplished, is premature.”