A Hospital Was in Critical Condition. Could $1.1 Billion Fix It?

"... State Senator Zellnor Myrie, whose district includes the hospital, along with other legislators, insisted on a more deliberative process, with public hearings and input from experts.

“Instead of coming with a solution of how to invest properly going forward, they initially came with what was a convenient solution, and that was to close us down,” said Mr. Myrie, who was treated for Covid-19 in University Hospital’s intensive care unit in 2021 and, as a child, would be taken to its emergency room during asthma attacks.

“We had to fight and reject the premise that there was no path forward,” Mr. Myrie said.