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Your Unpublished Thesis, Submitted for a Degree at Williams College and Administered by the Williams College Libraries, Will Be Made Available for Research Usc WILLIAMS COLLEGE LIBRARIES COPYRICiHT ASSIGNMENT AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR A STUDENT THESIS Your unpublished thesis, submitted for a degree at Williams College and administered by the Williams College Libraries, will be made available for research usc. You may, through this form, provide instructions regarding copyright, access, dissemination and reproduction of' your thesis. The College has the right in all cases to maintain and preserve theses both in hardcopy and electronic format, and to make such copies as the Libraries require !'or their research and archival functions. _The f~1culty advisor/s to the student writing the thesis claims joint authorship in this work. -~ 1/wc have included in this thesis copyrighted material for which 1/we have not received permission from the copyright holdcr/s. 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Selecting this option allo.vs access to your work only fi·01n the hardcopy you submit for as long as you retain copyright in the work. Such access pertains to the entirety of your work, including any media that it incorporates. This option docs NOT permit the Libraries to provide copies of the thesis to researchers. Signature Signed (student author) _Redacted _________ _ Signature Redacted Signed (faculty advisor) _···_·----~------ Signed (2d advisor, if applicable) _____________________ Thesis title Date , ,,_ --,~ 1 ,., Signature Redacted ~~~:~~~c~:y: Date: ~(tLL/ )f I JD;?-- t I rev. March 2010 1 Negotiating Health Care at the South Bronx’s Lincoln Hospital by Taisha Rodríguez Carmen Teresa Whalen, Advisor A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Latina/o Studies WILLIAMS COLLEGE Williamstown, Massachusetts Monday, May 21, 2012 2 Acknowledgments I would first like to thank Professors Ondine Chavoya and Mérida M. Rúa for sparking my interest in Latina/o Studies, and even making me consider the future possibility of a senior thesis as a first-year student. Having both of you as my readers was the perfect way to conclude the Latina/o Studies concentration. A special thanks to Professor Mérida M. Rúa for your insightful feedback and encouragement throughout the thesis process, as well as during the past four years. My deepest gratitude goes to my advisor, Professor Carmen T. Whalen, for your unfailing support, advice, and understanding. Thanks to our weekly meetings and your feedback, I was continually reminded of my focus and motivation for pursuing this project. Thank you also for the extensive proofreading, even while trying to balance your own busy schedule. Many thanks to the Office of Special Academic Programs for their support through the MMUF fellowship. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Professor Laurie Heatherington for your support, guidance, and helping me to concretely plan a strategy to complete my thesis—all for the sake of maintaining my mental health. Thank you to my friends for being understanding and willing to listen, especially Rigo Ruiz-Bonilla and Gracia Manzanares. Special thanks to Joel T. Clemmer for your constant reassurance, support, and making me laugh during times when I wanted to cry. Last, but certainly not least, I would like to thank my family, especially my parents and grandparents. Aunque no hayan entendido el proceso de la tesis, no saben cuanto les agradezco su apoyo y oraciones. Gracias por siempre recordarme de la importancia de no solo trabajar, pero sobre todo de descansar y de disfrutar. 3 Table of Contents Introduction . 4 Chapter 1: Community Control or Professional Control: Defining Health Care Debates in 1970 . 16 Young Lords Party Perspective on Health Issues . 19 The New York Times Enters the Debate . 27 Chapter 2: The “New” Lincoln Hospital: Continuing Health Care Issues and Framing Alternative Discourses . 36 Transitions: From the “Old” Lincoln to the “New” Lincoln . 37 Continuing Health Care Issues at the “New” Lincoln Hospital . 43 Continuing Alternative Discourses . 52 Conclusion . 60 4 Introduction “Welcome to the People’s Hospital,” read a banner hung on the exterior of the South Bronx’s Lincoln Hospital on July 14, 1970. It epitomized the core of the demands that the Young Lords Party, a Puerto Rican activist group with a socialist and nationalist agenda, presented to Lincoln Hospital administrators. During their twelve hour takeover of the medical center’s administrative building, the group demanded community control of the facilities and that services meet the needs of community residents. More specifically, their demands included: preventative health care, continuation of services, training and employment for community residents, and a grievance table where both patients and employees could voice their complaints. After negotiations with Lincoln Hospital’s administrators, hospital director Dr. Antero Lacot, a Puerto Rican gynecologist and the first non-white person to occupy a high-ranking management position, granted the Young Lords’ demand for a complaint table and the group voluntarily exited the building without having caused any physical damages to the property. 1 The next day, on behalf of the Lincoln Hospital administration, Dr. Lacot announced that the administration agreed to ensure no cutbacks in jobs or services, to implement preventative programs, and to continue with discussions for the construction of a new Lincoln Hospital.2 With their continued advocacy, the Young Lords Party members remained an active presence at Lincoln Hospital, by assisting staff with interpreting and paperwork, by manning a complaint table, and by using an x-ray truck 1 Alfonso A. Narvaez, “Young Lords Seize Lincoln Hospital: Offices are Held for 12 Hours—Official Calls Points Valid,” New York Times, 15 July 1970; Martin Gansberg, “Abortion Death Reported by City: Victim is First Here Since State Law was Relaxed,” New York Times, 21 July 1970; Alfonso A. Narvaez, “Doctors at Lincoln Hospital Threaten to Resign: Charge Harassment in Clinic by Young Lords and Other Activist Community Units,” New York Times, 29 July 1970. 2 Alfonso A. Narvaez, “Lincoln Hospital Hears Demands: Officials Meet with Young Lords to Discuss Problems,” New York Times, 16 July 1970; Narvaez, “Young Lords Seize Lincoln Hospital,” New York Times, 15 July 1970.
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