“Every day our staff see the pain and death caused by guns. Today’s Supreme Court decision flies in the face of public health and common sense. As New York City’s public health care system, NYC Health + Hospitals has some of the busiest emergency departments and trauma centers in the city and the nation, and we care for far too many victims of gun violence. For years, we have worked to reduce gun violence in our communities, whether through interventions with violently injured patients at the hospital bedside, or through programming to deter acts of retaliation, support at-risk youth and stand up to violence. NYC Health + Hospitals stands committed to protecting our patients and staff from gun violence and the devastation it causes.”
EDITOR'S NOTE:
If the New York City Health and Hospital CEO is commenting on matters such as this, we wonder why Dr. Katz, HHC, and Mayor Adams are not more forthcoming about a proposal to house prisoners at Jacobi Hospital, to the surrounding community of Jacobi Hospital.
It seems that JUST HOME a NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services Housing Initiative is being set up at Jacobi Hospital without informing the surrounding community, and trying to use certain Community Board 11 members to get this project put in at Jacobi Hospital.
I have put in a call to the NYCHHC asking Dr. Katz to respond to me. Dr. Katz I live less than ten blocks from Jacobi Hospital, and I and my neighbors would like to hear from you exactly what this proposal is about. I don't think that is asking to much, since if it was in Manhattan everything would be spelled out, and not hidden from the community.
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