Assemblymember Aravella Simotas renewed her call for an expanded, modernized community hospital in Astoria after a report by Press Ganey, an organization that conducts hospital surveys, found that patients in New York state emergency rooms wait an average of nearly five hours for care. This statistic ranks state ERs in a tie for 46th in the nation. The report follows several hospital closures throughout New York state and in Queens over the last few years.
“It’s unacceptable that New York is among the worst states in the nation at providing emergency care for its residents,” Simotas said. “Even in tough economic times, we need to make sure we provide our local hospitals with the resources they need to adequately serve the community. This responsibility is even more pressing in communities experiencing rapid and exponential growth, including Western Queens.”
Simotas has consistently been a vocal advocate for expanded access to health care in Western Queens.
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