Jessica Ramos: “Five of our hospitals [in Queens] closed over the last 15…”

“Thank you, Ms. Speckles. This is a really important question for any community in ours. Here in Queens, it's much more consequential because we've seen Five of our hospitals [in Queens] closed over the last 15 plus years. And having fewer hospital beds and having fewer mental health facilities across the state has really impacted our public health and our public safety.” (23:22–23:28)

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