October 3, 2011 3:18pm | By Andrea Swalec, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
Dozens of members of the Coalition for a New Village Hospital demonstrated in lower Manhattan 's
Zucotti Park Yetta Kurland said.
"Those of us who are fighting for a hospital in the
Village can really relate [to the protesters]," Kurland
said. "We have a shared concern about lack of oversight of business
interests."
Members of the hospital coalition will demonstrate in the
park intermittently, added Kurland , 43, a one-time
City Council candidate.
"We have come here today with neighbors, friends and
other members of the Coalition for a New Village Hospital, including doctors
and nurses, to offer our support and stand in solidarity with you, and all who
are fighting to protect the public interest," the group said in a
statement.
The coalition, which has more than 8,000 members, aims to
restore a comprehensive hospital to the Village.
Rudin Management and North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital's
plan to build a medical complex containing a 24-7 emergency department, full-service
imaging center and outpatient surgery facility is currently undergoing
community review through the city's public land use procedure.
Eileen Dunn, a coalition member and former St.
Vincent 's nurse, noted in the statement that anger about the
actions of corporations led her to demonstrate.
“For decades we have seen our jobs, our dignity and our healthcare
sacrificed at the altar of corporate greed," she said in the statement.
"It is time to stand up. It is time to occupy Wall Street. It is time to
demand a hospital."
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