'Emergency Town Hall' Meeting Called Over Harlem Hospital's Fate

Doctors rallied in protest of planned cuts at Harlem Hospital in October. (DNAInfo/Jeff Mays)

 

By Jon Schuppe

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

HARLEM — In an attempt to quell rumors of Harlem Hospital's demise, community leaders are holding what they call an "emergency town hall" meeting Saturday morning to discuss the future of the troubled facility.

Harlem Hospital is not closing, organizers say. But it is, like all of the city's public hospitals, in serious financial straits and facing service cuts. The point of Saturday's forum, they say, is to set out the facts and rally the public to fight against further reductions.

The news is grim. Earlier this year, the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation announced a massive restructuring to close a $1.3 million budget deficit across its entire hospital system. The cuts include layoffs, combining services and ending affiliation contracts with medical schools.

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