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COVID-19: Many Pushing For Mount Vernon Hospital To Stay Open Amid Outbreak COVID-19: Many Pushing For Mount Vernon Hospital To Stay Open Amid Outbreak
Covid-19: Many Pushing For Mount Vernon Hospital To Stay Open Amid Outbreak Many are calling on officials to call off plans to close Mount Vernon Hospital as the nation continues battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard said that Montefiore applied for a Certificate of Need (CON) with the New York State Department of Health seeking approval to close the hospital this year. On Oct. 15 last year, Montefiore announced that the Department of Health will award a $41 million grant to enable Montefiore to close the only full-service hospital in Mount Vernon and open an Off-Campus Emergency Department on Sanford Bouleva…

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by Zak Failla