EMERGENCY CALL FOR ACTION TO DEAN ROBERT I GROSSMAN OF NYU MEDICAL CENTER

  A urgent crisis has occurred at NYU MEDICAL CENTER regarding visits by professional volunteers and their ability to serve and offer basic social service needs care to  patients and   their families.In a apparent and sudden change of policy the NYU Hospital administration and with out notification to the highly professional volunteer Organization enacted policies  that seriously impair the urgent services the volunteer org provides to patients and their families For the past few decades the Satmar Bikur Cholim led by the late Mrs Miriyam Lubling has serviced the patients of NYU MEDICAL CENTER with the highest level of professionlisim.All the volunteers are highly trained and certified to provide  patients with support and attending to the families emotional and personal needs.

The food commissary run by the Bikur Cholim is certified by

NY State and NYC Dept of Health and is built with the highest quality to meet the strictest of hygiene and cleanliness, standards. Satmar Ladies Bikur Cholim founded  before WWll and brought over with the refugees to USA has been servicing the sick and needy in NYC ever since its inception. From Medical referrals to respected institutions and Physicians the tireless volunteers of Satmar Ladies Bikur Cholim do not sleep! They deliver food daily by family’s request to hospitals where there is need! They cover a void the hospital cannot cover because of culture and special requests

 However the situation has now Reached a crisis point where a total disregard for any cooperation and total disregard for a long relationship between the Bikur Cholim and NYU has been broken placing families and patients in danger.This action taken by NYU came without any communications and discussion with the Bikur cholim
       THIS IS TOTALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE  We ask the respected Dean Grossman of NYU hospital to speak to Dr Andrew Brotman and see why he is disrespecting 70+ years of the tradition of giving! and why he is disrespecting NYU patients that are asking for their special requests to be covered! Please allow the Bikur Cholim to continue their mission !This action taken by NYU came without any communications and discussion with the Bikur Cholim       THIS IS TOTALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE 

PLEASE CONTACT DEAN ROBERT I GROSSMAN
OF NYU TO VOICE OUR OUTRAGE

DEAN ROBERT I GROSSMAN   EMAIL IS 

ROBERT.GROSSMAN@NYUMC.ORG

FOR FURTHER INFO CALL THE OFFICES OF BIKUR CHOLIM AT 718 387 7749

A CALL FOR ACTION ... DEMAND MAYOR DE BLASIO HONOR HIS PROMISE TO OUR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN PLEASE SIGN PETITON

DEMAND MAYOR de BlASIO

 HONOR HIS PROMISE TO OUR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

              

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In an emotion-filled 2014 City Hall press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio flanked by ex Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver promised a major overhaul to help the special needs kids of the city. Mayor de Blasio said at the time, “Each and every child in this state is entitled to a sound, basic education. Unfortunately, our public school system is not always able to accommodate children with special education needs, and many parents must turn to non-public schools. Parents have had to sue the city for reimbursement of tuition, placing an undue financial burden on these families. Worse yet, parents have to fight this battle year after year...”

Two years have passed since the mayor ceremoniously made those lofty comments, however, unfortunately it turned out to be all talk- and little to nothing has been done in all this time to remedy any of the problems. In fact, the situation has gotten worse and the Mayor repeatedly ignores the calls and emails from other city politicians such as Senator Simcha Felder, which ask him to respond to this issue.

At a recent hearing in Albany with the mayor in attendance, Senator Felder did not waste any time by opening with a resolute reminder to the mayor of the previous de Blasio commitments that are on the record for two years now. Then he bluntly said to the mayor, “That never occurred.” Senator Felder then went on to scold the mayor by letting him know that, “Children and families are still suffering humiliation, and financial hardship.”

If a child has Autism or Downs Syndrome, “there’s no fix for that” said the Senator, so he asks the mayor why these children have to repeatedly apply for their aid year after year after year, costing their families exorbitant legal fees. Senator Felder also cited as an example at the hearing, how numerous calls and letters from the senator in an attempt to help the children habitually went unanswered by City Hall. Felder said that New Yorkers, and families with special needs children now “demand a response!” In his epic and indomitable speech, Senator Felder then told the mayor, “New Yorkers are tired of being insulted and lied to.”

“Why do New Yorkers have to be over-taxed, over-fined, over-ticketed, and can’t be treated like mature adults.. instead of like children who you decide you can’t discipline any other way- and smack them across the face over and over by charging them?! It doesn’t make sense! It doesn’t make sense!” Felder shouted as a sense of frustration echoed throughout the Albany chamber, while de Blasio sat quiet as if he was now a school child being scolded by the teacher for giving excuses about why he didn’t do his homework. When the mayor finally was permitted to speak, he gave a few fairly lame excuses, which were basically a poor attempt to run around Senator Felder’s initial inquiries- and the senator wasn't buying it. Felder, ever the warrior champoining this cause, then held the mayor’s feet to the fire and responded back by saying, “The mayor obviously didn’t hear anything I said.”

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION SO THE MAYOR WILL BE FORCED TO HEAR US ALL, LOUD AND CLEAR; AND THE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN OF NEW YORK CITY WILL FINALLY GET THE ASSISTANCE THEY DESPERATELY NEED (AND WERE PUBLICLY PROMISED TWO YEARS AGO BY DE BLASIO).

Special needs children and their families are suffering humiliation, and financial hardship, being forced to pay exorbitant legal fees because of these broken promises, which are plunging these families into debt and bankruptcy.

Please help now! By signing the petition you are asking Mayor de Blasio to keep all of his promises to the children, so they don't wind up in financial ruin, without an education, or G-d forbid out on the streets (or in homeless shelters) with their families from the massive debt now being incurred through an unnecessary sea of endless red tape, lies, and inaction by City Hall.

These angelic, special needs souls deserve our support. They cannot fight for themselves.

This petition will be delivered to:

• Mayor of New York City
  Bill de Blasio

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