Why Are They Closing St. Vincent's Hospital? (Pt. 29) - March Against the Health Insurance Industry (Excerpt)

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10/26/11 - The Hedz-Up Report covers Occupy Wall Street's, Healthcare for the 99%, as they lead a "March Against the Healthcare Industry." Coverage picks up at final destination, St. Vincent's Hospital, as local activists from the Coalition for a New Village Hospital and Hands Off St. Vincents!, prepare to greet the marchers and conduct a teach-in.

Real estate developer Bill Rudin, has purchased the hospital property for approximately $260 million and has announced plans to build luxury condominiums. Also planned is an "urgent care center," which activists argue will leave the area without an adequately equipped full-fledged hospital.

More to come, stay tuned.

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Related articles/links:

Healthcare for the 99% – Occupy Wall St Working Group
owshealthcare.wordpress.com/

Daily Kos - Video of Healthcare for 99%/OWS March in NYC
dailykos.com/story/2011/10/27/1030581/-Video-of-Healthcare-for-99-OWS-March-in-NYC

DNAInfo: Village Hospital Coalition Joins Occupy Wall Street Protesters
dnainfo.com/20111003/greenwich-village-soho/village-hospital-coalition-joins-occupy-wall-street-protesters

DNAinfo.com - Luxury Condos in Former St. Vincent's Building to Hit the Market
dnainfo.com/20110926/greenwich-village-soho/luxury-condos-former-st-vincents-building-hit-market

PNHP - Doctors Support Occupy Wall Street Because Wall Street Is Occupying Health Care
pnhp.org/ows/index.php

Gotham Gazette - St. Vincent's Highlights Crunch for Hospitals Serving the Poor
gothamgazette.com/article/health/20110720/9/3569/

NY Magazine - St. Vincent's is the Lehman Brothers of Hospitals
nymag.com/news/features/68991/

Paul Krugman - NY Times - Patients Are Not Consumers
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/patients-are-not-consumers/

David Brooks - NY Times - Where Are the Liberals?
nytimes.com/2012/01/10/opinion/brooks-where-are-the-liberals.html

Related sites:

Occupy Together
occupytogether.org/

Coalition for a New Village Hospital
demandahospital.blogspot.com/

Hands Off St. Vincent's!
handsoffstvincents.com