And when our insurance has lapsed, or we don’t have the right documents in order, we can always count on the doctors at Health + Hospitals. Whether for a routine check up or as the result of an unexpected emergency, the doctors of H+H are reliable and ready. At Elmhurst, Kings County, Harlem Hospital, and many other locations across NYC, H+H doctors do not discriminate. They treat all patients, regardless of the neighborhood we live in or what we can afford to pay.

During the darkest moments of the pandemic, these healthcare heroes put their lives on the line to save ours. Doctors worked overtime to return our sense of normalcy and continue to step up to serve our healthcare needs.

Now the public hospitals we depend on are under threat. Without adequate funding, there will be no way to replace doctors who retire or those who are forced to make the difficult decision to leave. Those doctors who remain are then pressured to see more and more patients in less and less time, a situation that leads to burnout, high turnover, and breaks in continuous patient care. Whole departments may face closure due to inadequate staffing, leaving everyday New Yorkers with fewer and fewer healthcare options.