The Bay Ridge facility’s ear, nose and throat clinic – which
treats vets exposed to everything from Agent Orange in the Vietnam War to new
toxins in America’s Mideast conflicts – is losing its contingent of doctors
from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. A sign on the clinic door alerted patients
that it was closing for good on June 27.
After a rally by veterans groups and ongoing pressure from
Rep. Dan Donovan, the head of the city’s VA hospital system told The Post the
clinic will, in fact, remain open. Martina Parauda said two to three part-time
staff doctors will be hired to replace the SUNY physicians by the end of the
month.
But vets suspect the VA ultimately wants to shut down the
Brooklyn hospital, which sits on valuable oceanview property, or at least ax
the last of its inpatient care.
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