[From the Daily News.....]
The plug has officially been pulled on Peninsula Hospital.
A doctor’s desperation measure in bankruptcy court to stop Peninsula Hospital from closing fell flat on Monday, meaning the embattled facility will shutter its doors permanently.
Dr. Wayne Dodakian, a hospitalist fellow at the Far Rockaway facility, withdrew his request for an injunction after a frenzied eight hours of backroom negotiations.
Former board members scrambled to shore up a viable offer to bring to the court-appointed trustee, Lori Lapin Jones, but the options slowly withered to zero.
Several board members said the state Department of Health plans to revoke Peninsula’s certificate of operation Monday evening, meaning the facility would have to go through a lengthy application process if it is to be re-opened as a full-service hospital.
Signs have already been posted at Peninsula directing patients to go to nearby St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, which is now the only hospital on the Rockaway peninsula serving more than 100,000 residents.
Peninsula had been struggling to stay afloat after flunking a state Department of Health inspection of its lab in February, which halted most patient care. Ambulances have been diverted and the hospital cannot admit patients.
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