Application Part III (Letters of Endorsement) Sample Letter of Endorsement Langone MEDICAL CENTER

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February 12, 2016

Dear Chief Executive Officer:

Since 1972, the Emergency Medical Services Department of the NYU Lutheran Medical Center campus at 150 55th Street, Brooklyn has provided emergency medical service at the Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support levels in southwest Brooklyn.

The significant increase of 911 emergency calls has put a heavy burden on the New York City Fire Department's ability to allocate Emergency Medical Services resources throughout the City. With the recent merger of NYU Lutheran into NYU Hospitals Center ("NYUHC") and the concurrent availability of three Emergency Department facilities in Brooklyn and Manhattan (the free-standing ED at NYU Langone Cobble Hill, the Lutheran campus ED at and the ED at the main campus on First Avenue in Manhattan), we believe an expansion ofNYUHC's service area to cover all of Brooklyn and Manhattan will greatly benefit public need by reducing response times and facilitating access to medical care.

Accordingly, NYUHC seeks your support in favor of its application to the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City, Inc. for an expansion of its service area. For your convenience I have enclosed find a sample letter of support. We would greatly appreciate your preparing the letter on your letterhead and forwarding it to Mitchell Powell, EMS Director, NYU Lutheran Medical Center, 150 55th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11220 by February 26, 2016 for inclusion with our expansion application. If you have any questions regarding the letter or NYUHC's plans, please feel free to contact Mr. Powell at 718-630-7133 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Thank you in advance for your support.

Sincerely,

Robelÿ I. Grossman, MD Chief Executive Officer [LETTERHEAD]

[DATE]

Dear

I am writing to express support for the application of NYU Hospitals Center to expand its service area for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support to include all of Brooklyn and Manhattan. I believe that expanding the service area benefits public need by reducing response times and facilitating access to medical care Brooklyn and Manhattan residents.

Sincerely,

[NAME, TITLE] List of Individuals/Agencies to which Sample Letter of Endorsement was sent Letters of Proposal and Support (to all EMS agencies in Expanded area)

Hospital Based EMS Agencies (Manhattan) Attention North Shore LIJ / Lenox Hill Hospital - EMS Services Alan Schwalberg New York Presbyterian Hospital EMS (Weill Cornell) EMS Director New York Presbyterian Hospital (Lower Manhattan Hospital) EMS Director New York Presbyterian Hospital EMS (Columbia Presbyterian) EMS Director Mt. Sinai - St. Luke's / Roosevelt Hospital Center (St. Lukes) EMS Director Mt. Sinai - St. Luke's / Roosevelt Hospital Center (Roosevelt) EMS Director Mt. Sinai Hospital EMS EMS Director Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center EMS Director

Hospital Based EMS Agencies (Brooklyn) Attention Maimonides Medical Center EMS EMS Director Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Hospital EMS EMS Director Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center EMS Director Brooklyn Hospital EMS Director NY Methodist Hospital EMS Director NY Community Hospital of Brooklyn EMS Director Interfaith Medical Center EMS Director

Volunteer EMS Agencies (Brooklyn) Attention ALS Services, Inc. EMS Director Bedford Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps. EMS Director Bensonhurst Volunteer Ambulance Service Inc. EMS Director BRAVO Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc. EMS Director Brooklyn College Emergency Medical Squad EMS Director Chevra Hatzalah Volunteer Ambulance Service EMS Director Chevra Hatzalah Volunteer Ambulance Service EMS Director Community Care EMS EMS Director East Midwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps. EMS Director Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps. EMS Director Gerrittsen Beach Fire Department EMS Director [Park Slope Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc. EMS Director

Volunteer EMS Agencies (NYC Manhattan) Attention Central Park Medical Unit, Inc. EMS Director Columbia University EMS EMS Director

Proprietary EMS Agencies (Brooklyn & Manhattan) Attention Coling Medical Transport Inc. EMS Director Crest Transportation Services EMS Director First Response Ambulance EMS Director Hunter Ambulance Inc. EMS Director Lifeline Ambulance Services EMS Director Midwood Ambulance & Oxygen Service, Inc. EMS Director Primary Care Ambulance Corporation EMS Director Richmond County Ambulance Service, Inc. EMS Director Senior Care Emergency Medical Services Inc. EMS Director TC Ambulance Corp. EMS Director TC Ambulance Group, INC EMS Director ;TC Ambulance North, INC EMS Director TCBA Ambulance, INC EMS Director Transcare New York Inc. EMS Director Transcare Westchester, INC. EMS Director Insta Care EMS EMS Director Letters to all Hospital CEOs

Hospital Listings (Brooklyn) Attention Brookdale Hospital Medical center Mark Toney Brooklyn Hospital Jonathan Weld NY Community Hospital of Brooklyn Barry Stern Kings County Hospital Center Ernest Baptiste Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center George Proctor SUNY Downstate Medical Center John Williams, MD Maimonides Medical Center Pamela Brier Veterans Administration Brooklyn Campus Martina Parauda Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Linda Brady, MD Coney Island Hospital Arthur Wagner Interfaith Medical Center Pradeep Chandra, MD Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn Lin H. Mo, MBA, MPH Wyckoff Heights Medical Center amon Rodriquez NY Methodist Hospital Mark Mundy

: Hospital Listings (Manhattan) Attention Bellevue Hospital Steven Alexander Henry J. Carter Specialty Center Robert K. Hughes Harlem Hospital Center Denise Soares Metropolitan Hospital Center Anthony R .ajkumar New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai James Tsai, MD North Shore LIJ / Lenox Hill Hospital Dennis Connors North Shore LIJ / Lenox Hill Hospital Healthplex Alexander Hellinger, DPT, MBA New York Presbyterian Hospital (Weill Cornell) Laura Forese, MD New York Presbyterian Hospital (Lower Manhattan Hospital) Michael Fosina New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Presbyterian) Herbert Pardes, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Craig B. Thompson, MD Mr. Sinai - St. Luke's / Roosevelt Hospital Center (St. Lukes) Arthur A. Gianelli, MBA, MPH Mt. Sinai - St. Luke's / Roosevelt Hospital Center (Roosevelt) Evan L. Flatow, MD Mt. Sinai Hospital Kenneth Davis, MD Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center Susan Somerville, RN Rockefeller University Hospital James Krueqer, MD, PhD Veterans Administration Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus Martina Parauda

Hospital Listings (Queens) Attention Elmhurst Hospital Center Christian Constantino Flushing Hospital Medical Center Bruce J. Flanz Jamaica Hospital Bruce J. Flanz Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center Chantal Weinhold lew York Hospital Medical Center of Queens Stephen S. Mills North Shore University Hospital- Forest Hills Rita Mercieca, RN Queens Hospital Center Julius Wool St. John's Episcopal Hospital - South Shore Division Gerard M. Walsh Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens David L. Reich, MD

Hospital Listings (Bronx) Attention Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center- Concourse Division Miguel A. Fuentes, Jr. Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center- Fulton Division Miguel A. Fuentes, Jr. Bronx VA Medical Center Erik Langhoff, MD, PhD Jacobi Medical Center William Walsh Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Milton Nunez Montefiore Medical Center- Moses Division Steven Safyer, MD North Central Bronx Hospital William Walsh Montefiore Medical Center- North Division Steven Safyer, MD St. Barnabas Hospital Scott Cooper, MD Montefiore Medical Center- Weiler Division Steven Safyer, MD NY Westchester Square Hospital Medical Center Steven Safyer, MD

Hospital Listings (Staten Island) Attention Richmond University Medical Center Daniel Messina, PhD Staten Island University Hospital- North Ocean Breeze Campus Donna Proske, RN, MS Staten Island University Hospital - South Prince's Bay Campus Donna Proske, RN, MS Letters to all Hospital Emergency Department Directors

Hospital Listings (Brooklyn) Attention Brookdale Hospital Medical center Mary Hayes, RN, MSN, CEN Brooklyn Hospital John Quiles NY Community Hospital of Brooklyn Una Morrissey Kings County Hospital Center Emergency Department Director Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center Vivien Salmon SUNY Downstate Medical Center Roger Holt, MD Maimonides Medical Center Barbara Somrner Veterans Administration Brooklyn Campus Emergency Department Director Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Vijay Akkapeddi, MD Coney Island Hospital Cathy Sacks Interfaith Medical Center Emergency Department Director Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn Emergency Department Director Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Emergency Department Director NY Methodist Hospital Rebecca Flood, RN

Hospital Listings (Manhattan) Attention Bellevue Hospital Conrad Brown Henry J. Carter Specialty Center Emergency Department Director Harlem Hospital Center Emergency Department Director Metropolitan Hospital Center Emergency Department Director qew York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Emergency Department Director North Shore LIJ / Lenox Hill Hospital Yves Duroseau, MD North Shore LIJ / Lenox Hill Hospital Healthplex Emergency Department Director New York Presbyterian Hospital (Weill Cornell) Brian Miluszusky lew York Presbyterian Hospital (Lower Manhattan Hospital) Emergency Department Director lew York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Presbyterian) Germaine Nelson, RN Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Emergency Department Director Mt. Sinai - St. Luke's / Roosevelt Hospital Center (St. Lukes) Janice Connolly Mr. Sinai - St. Luke's / Roosevelt Hospital Center (Roosevelt) Debbie Gulecki Mt. Sinai Hospital Carol Porter, RN, MPA Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center Emergency Department Director Rockefeller University Hospital Emergency Department Director Veterans Administration Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus Emergency Department Director

Hospital Listings (Queens) Attention Elmhurst Hospital Center William Fasbender Flushing Hospital Medical Center Emergency Department Director Jamaica Hospital Emergency Department Director Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center Emergency Department Director New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens Emergency Department Director North Shore University Hospital- Forest Hills Emergency Department Director Queens Hospital Center Emergency Department Director St. John's Episcopal Hospital - South Shore Division John Rocco ,Vlount Sinai Hospital of Queens Emergency Department Director

Hospital Listings (Bronx) Attention Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center- Concourse Division Emergency Department Director Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center- Fulton Division Emergency Department Director Bronx VA Medical Center , Emergency Department Director Jacobi Medical Center Emergency Department Director Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Marie Holness Flemming Montefiore Medical Center- Moses Division Peter Semczuk North Central Bronx Hospital Emergency Department Director Montefiore Medical Center- North Division Emergency Department Director St. Barnabas Hospital Daniel Lombardi Montefiore Medical Center- Weiler Division Emergency Department Director NY Westchester Square Hospital Medical Center Emergency Department Director

Hospital Listings (Staten Island) Attention I Richmond Univers'ity Medical Center Jean Gordon IStaten Island University Hospital- North Ocean Breeze Campus Brahim Ardolic, MD I Staten Island University Hospital- South Prince's Bay Campus Brahim Ardolic, MD Letters to Borough Presidents, Community Boards, Council Members, Assembly Members, & Senate Members

Borough Presidents Attention Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Manhattan Borough President Ga e Brewer

Community Boards (Brooklyn) Attention Brooklyn Community Board1 Gerald A. Esposito Brooklyn Community Board 2 Robert Perris Brooklyn Community Board 3 Henry Butler Brooklyn Community Board 4 Nadine Whitted Brooklyn Community Board 5 Walter Campbell Brooklyn Community Board 6 Craig Hammerman Brooklyn Community Board 7 Jeremy Laufer Brooklyn Community Board 8 Michelle George Brooklyn Community Board 9 Demetrius Lawrence Brooklyn Community Board 10 Josephine Beckmann Brooklyn Community Board 11 Marnee Elias-Pavia Brooklyn Community Board 12 Barry Spitzer Brook!yn Community Board 13 Charles Reichenthal

Community Boards (Manhattan) Attention Manhattan Community Board 1 Noah Pfefferblit Vlanhattan Community Board 2 Bob Gormley Manhattan Community Board 3 Susan Stetzer Manhattan Community Board 4 Robert J. Benfatto Manhattan Community Board 5 Wally Rubin Manhattan Community Board 6 Jesus Perez Manhattan Community Board 7 Penny Ryan Manhattan Community Board 8 Latha Thompson Manhattan Community Board 9 Eutha R. Prince Manhattan Community Board 10 Andrew Lassalle Manhattan Community Board 11 Angel D. Mescain Manhattan Community Board 12 Ebenezer Smith

NYC Council Members (Brooklyn) Attention Council District 33 Stephen Levin Council District 34 Antonio Reynoso Council District 35 Laurie Cumbo Council District 36 Robert Cornegy Council District 37 Rafael Espinal Council District 38 Carlos Menchaca Council District 39 Brad Lander Council District 40 Mathieu Eugene Council District 41 Darlene Mealy Council District 42 Inez Barron Council District 43 Vincent Gentile Council District 44 David Greenfield Council District 45 Jumaane Williams Council District 46 Alan Maisel Council District 47 Mark Treyger Council District 48 Chaim Deutsch Letters to Borough Presidents, Community Boards, Council Members, Assembly Members, & Senate Members

NYC Council Members (Manhattan) Attention Council District 1 Margaret Chin Council District 2 Rosie Mendez Council District 3 Corey Johnson Council District 4 Daniel Garodnick Council District 5 Ben Kallos Council District 6 Helen Rosenthal Council District 7 Mark Levine Council District 8 Melissa Mark Viverito Council District 9 Inez E. Dickens Council District 10 Ydanis Rodriquez

NYS Assembly Members (Brooklyn) Attention Assembly District 41 Helen Weinstein Assembly District 42 Rodneyse Bichotte Assembly District 43 Diana Richardson Assembly District 44 James Brennan Assembly District 45 Steven Cymbrowitz Assembly District 47 William Colton Assembly District 48 Dov Hikind Assembly District 49 Peter Abbate Assembly District 50 Joseph Lentol Assembly District 51 Felix Ortiz Assembly District 52 Jo Anne Simon Assembly District 53 Maritza Davila Assembly District 54 Erik Dilan Assembly District 55 Latrice Walker Assembly District 56 Annette Robinson Assembly District 57 Walter Mosley Assembly District 58 Nick Perry Assembly District 59 VACANT Assembly District 60 Charles Barron Assembly District 64 Nicole Malliotakis

NYS Assembly Members (Manhattan) Attention Assembly District 65 VACANT Assembly District 66 Deborah Glick Assembly District 67 Linda Rosenthal Assembly District 68 Robert Rodriquez Assembly District 69 Daniel O'Donnell Assembly District 70 Keith Wright Assembly District 71 Herman D. Farrell, Jr. Assembly District 72 Guillermo Linares Assembly District 73 Dan Quart Assembly District 74 Brian Kavanagh Assembly District 75 Richard Gottfried Assembly District 76 Rebecca Seawright Letters to Borough Presidents, Community Boards, Council Members, Assembly Members, & Senate Members

NYS Senate Members (Brooklyn) Attention NYS Senate District 17 Simcha Felder NYS Senate District 18 Martin Malave Dilan NYS Senate District 19 Roxanne Persaud NYS Senate District 20 Jesse Hamilton NYS Senate District 21 Kevin S. Parker NYS Senate District 22 Martin Golden NYS Senate District 23 Diane Savino NYS Senate District 25 Valmanette Mongomery NYS Senate District 26 Daniel Squadron

NYS Senate Members (Manhattan) Attention NYS Senate District 27 Brad Hoylman NYS Senate District 28 Liz Krueger NYS Senate District 29 Jose Serrano NYS Senate District 30 Bill Perkins NYS Senate District 31 Adriano Espaillat

Letters to Municipalities Municipal EMS Agencies Attention

lew York City Fire Department, Bureau of EMS (Operations) James Booth New York City Fire Department, Bureau of EMS (Office of Viedical Affairs) David Prezant, MD

New York Police Department Emergency Services Unit (ESU) Vincent Giordano

Regional Attention New York City Regional EMS Council Marie Diglio New York City Fire Department EMS Coordinator EMS Coordinator Letters of Endorsement DANIEL R. GARODNICK DEPUTY LEADER COUNCIl. M[L\IBEIL 4tÿl DISTRIC'.I" CHAIR DISTRICT OFFICE I_CONO\IIC DI_VI I,OILMI.\ I 211 F-AS r 43ÿ ÿFP.EI::r. surl c 1205 NILW YORK, NY 1(1017 (212) 818-(158t) COMMITTEES FAX: (21ÿ 818-07116 THE COUNCIL !. \ND USI- CITY HALL OFFICE OF "FIIANSPOR'I :VI'ION 250 BROAD\XS\ÿ; ROOM 1762 LI)UCAq ION NE\V YORK, NY IIX|07 THE CITY OF NEW YORK (212) 788.7393 P, UI.I..b. PIH\ II.I-GILS AND I:I.I:ÿCI IO'qÿ, FAX: (212ÿ 442-1457 \VNI ERFI{ONTS

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March 3, 2016

Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd Vice President of Government Affairs NYU Langone Medical Center One Park Avenue, 3ra Floor New York, NY 10016

Dear Ms. Ventresca-Ecroyd:

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March 4, 2016

Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd Vice President of Government Affairs NYU Langone Medical Center One Park Avenue, 3ÿa Floor New York, NY 10016

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March 4.2016

Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd Vice President of Government Affairs NYU Langone Medical Center One Park Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10016

Dear Ms. Ventresca-Ecroyd:

I am writing to express support for the application of NYU Hospitals Center to expand its service area for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support to include all of Brooklyn and Manhattan. l believe that expanding the service area benefits public need by reducing response times and facilitating access to medical care for Brooklyn and Manhattan residents.

Sincerely,

Brad Lander DISTRICT OFFICE: CtIAIR 165 PARK ROW, SUITE I 1 AGING NEW YORK, NY 10038 212-587-3159 COMMITTEES FAX: (212) 587-3158 THE COINCIL OF EDUCATION RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY CITY HALL OFFICE: THE CITY OF NEW YORK RULES, PRIVILEGES, AND ELECTIONS 250 BROADWAY, SUITE 1882 TRANSPORTATION NEWYORK, NY 10007 MARGARET S. CHIN YOUTH SERVICES (212) 788-7259 COl "NCIL MEMBER, 1ÿ DISTRICT, MANI-La.TI'AN chinatcouncil.nvc.ÿov

March 10, 2016

Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd Vice President of Government Affairs NYU Langone Medical Center One Park Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10016

Dear Ms. Ventresca-Ecroyd:

As a Council Member representing a district that lacks adequate emergency healthcare options, I am writing today to express my support for NYU Hospitals Center's application to expand its service area for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support to include all of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

By expanding these vital selwices, I believe that my constituents in Lower Manhattan will benefit from reduced response times and increased access to medical care.

Sincerely,

Margaret S. Chin Council Member, District 1 New York City Council RICHARD EGGERS CHAIR DISTRICT MANAGER

VICE-CHAIRS BEATRICE DISMAN, TREASURER CLAUDE L. WINFIELD, FIRST KATHY THOMPSON, SECRETARY MOLLY HOLLISTER, SECOND AARON HUMPHREY, ASST. SECRETARY

THE CiTY OF NEW YORK MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARD SIX 866 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA, SUITE 308 NEW YORK, NY 10017

March 2, 2016

Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City

To whom it may concern,

I am writing to express support for the application of NYU Hospitals Center to expand its service area for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support. The increase in 911 emergency calls has put a heavy burden on the New York City Fire Department's ability to allocate Emergency Medical Services resources. I believe that expanding the service area will benefit public need by reducing response times and facilitating access to medical care throughout the City.

Sincerely,

Richard Eggers,,, (.Cÿ.!r ir .... Manhattan Communtty Board Six

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March 03, 2016

Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd Vice President of Government Affairs NYU Langone Medical Center One Park Avenue, 3ÿa Floor New York, NY 10016

Dear Ms. Ventresca-Ecroyd:

As the Councilmember of the 33ra Council District that represents the Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint neighborhoods in Brooklyn, I am writing to express my support for the application of NYU Hospitals Center to expand its service area for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support to include all of Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Significant increases of911 emergency calls have put a heavy burden on the New York City Fire Department's ability to allocate Emergency Medical Services resom'ces throughout the City. With the recent merger of NYU Lutheran into NYU Hospitals Center and the combined availability of three Emergency Department facilities in Brooklyn and Manhattan an expansion of NYU Hospital Center's selwice area will greatly benefit the constituents of my district and beyond by reducing response times and facilitating critical access to medical care.

I am pleased to support this expansion and look forward to the health benefits that my constituents will experience as a result.

Sincerely, /z5

Stephen Levin Council Member, 33rd District COMMUNITY BOARD NO. 8 1291 ST. MARKS AVENUE " BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11213 TEL.: (718) 467-5620 ° FAX: (718) 778-2979 Nizjoni Granville Chairperson

Robert Matthews Eric Adams Chairperson Emeritus Borough President February 25, 2016 Miehelle T. George District Manager

Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd Vice-President of Government Affairs New York University Langone Medical Center One Park Avenue, 3'.0 floor New York, New York 10016

Dear Ms. Ventresca-Ecroyd,

On behalf of Brooklyn Community Board 8, I am writing to express support for the NYU Hospital Center's application to the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City, Inc., to expand its service area for Basic Life Suppolÿ and Advanced Life Support. This expansion will include all of Brooklyn and Manhattan.

I believe that this expansion will greatly relieve the burden, both present and future, on the New York City Fire Depalÿtment, allowing it to more effectively allocate Emergency Medical Services resources throughout the City.

Sincerely,

Kwasi Mensah

Kwasi Mensah Chah' Health and Human Services Committee

WWW.BROOKLYNCB8.ORG • EMAIL: [email protected] CHAIR BENJAMIN J. KALLOS Governmental Operations COUNCIL Iÿ{EMBER, 5'H DISTRICT VICE-CHAIR 244 East 93"t Street Jewish Caucus New York, _NY 10128 Progressive Caucus (212) 860-1950 Voice (212) 980-1828 Fax COMMITTEES www.BenKaUos.com Courts & Legal Set'vices THE COUNCIL OF THE Education [email protected] Land Use & Landmarks CITY OF NEW YORK State & Federal Legislation Women's Issues

February 26, 2016

RE: NYUH service area expansion efforts.

Dear Gilda Ventresca- Ecroyd,

I am writing to express support for the application of NYU Hospitals Center to expand its service area for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support to include all of Brooklyn and Manhattan. I believe that expanding the selwice area benefits public need by reducing response times and facilitating access to medical care Brooklyn and Manhattan residents.

Regards,

Ben Kallos