RNs fight to save LICHRNs at Long Island College Hospital (LICH) are in the forefront of the broader struggle to keep LICH open. Nurses are breathing life into this fight by raising the issue of quality patient care and advocating for their patients.
They say having an ER in Cobble Hill, and not having to cross the bridge to Manhattan, has made a life-saving difference for many Brooklyn residents across the borough. Nurses are fighting to keep LICH open for their patients… because LICH saves lives.
The New York State Nurses Association is the voice for hundreds of thousands of frontline nurses. We are New York’s largest union and professional association for registered nurses.