{"id":9185,"date":"2024-01-19T15:15:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T20:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?p=9185"},"modified":"2024-01-19T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T20:15:03","slug":"pef-statement-on-suny-downstate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-suny-downstate\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF Statement on SUNY Downstate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>The following statement was released by PEF President Wayne Spence on Jan. 19, 2024:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter serving the residents of Brooklyn for more than 100 years with distinction, SUNY Downstate is once again facing a financial crisis. \u00a0I heard the news from SUNY Chancellor John King on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.\u00a0 He advised me that this \u201ctransformation\u201d plan would result in all the PEF members who work at Downstate \u2013 about 400 nurses and other healthcare professionals \u2013 working at a new \u201cpublic\u201d wing of the Kings County Medical Center across the street.<\/p>\n<p>Downstate has been underfunded for years even though it serves a vulnerable community in Brooklyn. \u00a0Despite ongoing advocacy for more funding, the hospital was never prioritized in past budgets\u00a0even as private hospitals secured billions in tax dollars to meet their shortfalls.\u00a0\u00a0The hospital is connected to the only state medical school educating doctors and nurses of color, yet it was starved of resources.\u00a0 The institution\u2019s current financial woes and infrastructure problems are a direct result of more than a decade of neglect by the previous governor.<\/p>\n<p>This so-called \u201ctransformation\u201d proposal is not currently in writing for review by stakeholders. \u00a0Unions like PEF, the staff who work at Downstate, or the community the hospital serves were not asked for their input. \u00a0But PEF will not stand by and allow this\u00a0important public decision to be made without PEF weighing in.\u00a0\u00a0Our members are public servants dedicated to delivering services to their communities, and they deserve better.\u00a0 If the state is serious about \u201ctransforming\u201d Downstate and creating a plan with long-term viability, it should start by\u00a0engaging all stakeholders and\u00a0asking the Department of Health to release its feasibility study on healthcare disparities and access in Brooklyn.\u00a0 A real dialogue about the future of Downstate should start now! 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