1. Timeline of Events | March – April 2010 March 24, 2010: Mt. Sinai transition talks begin with St. Vincent’s. March 25, 2010: Hiring Freeze is imposed on St. Vincent’s Nurses. March 31, 2010: Negotiations with Mt. Sinai collapse. April 6, 2010: Board of Trustees vote privately to shut down St. Vincent’s Hospital. April 8, 2010: Request for Proposal are issued just two days after the vote for urgent care centers that will replace and privatize St. Vincent’s Hospital. How could they have completed these RFP’s in two days? April 9, 2010: St. Vincent’s sends written notice to the Department of Health that they intend to close. This is supposed to be a 90 day notice yet they simultaneously begin closing the hospital. April 14, 2010: St. Vincent’s files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court and submits a proposed Interim Order asking to be allowed to “continue” closing the hospital until the Bankruptcy hearing which is scheduled May 6, 2010 even though they know they should not have begun closures. The Order also directs that all issues be under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court. March 2, 2010: Governor Paterson secures $6,000,000 for St. Vincent’s Medical Center ($5,000,000 of which was from GE investors) and begins discussions to find someone to take over the hospital, in specific Mt. Sinai shows an interest and begins negotiations. April 19, 2010: St. Vincent’s admits the entire hospital will be shut down on April 30, 2010, a week before the May 6, 2010 Bankruptcy hearing. This will shield St. Vincent’s from any consequences for failing to hold public hearings, failing to get approval of a written Closure Plan or in any way having to answer to the public or ensure public safety in the closure. It will also ensure that they are not stopped from illegally closing hospital. March 30, 2010: The CEO of St. Vincent’s, Kevin Davis, and Commissioner Daines have a discussion about Mt. Sinai acquiring St. Vincent’s and request for NY State Department of Health support to do so.
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