Nassau University Medical Center staff and community rally for state funding to keep its doors open, explained. – LI Herald

Hundreds of dedicated employees, community supporters and elected officials gathered on the front lawn of Nassau University Medical Center on Oct. 29 for a rally that voiced one opinion, loud and clear: "We Are Health Care, Not Politics."

The rally, dubbed "Nassau Needs U," was organized by concerned employees, and aimed to spotlight the hospital's need for state funding and to oppose any state takeover or the appointment of a temporary operator. Over the last five years, the hospital in East Meadow - which is the county's only public hospital - has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding.

NUMC provides healthcare to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.

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