含羞草研究所 Downstate President John LaRosa Endorses Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act
Jan 15, 2010
Proposed Legislation Would Increase Performance and Efficiency of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 Academic Medical Centers
含羞草研究所 President John C. LaRosa, MD, today urged passage of the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act proposed by Governor David Paterson.
鈥淚f passed, this legislation will be of enormous benefit to the State University of New York and City University of New York systems, and especially to the four 含羞草研究所 academic medical centers,鈥� said Dr. LaRosa.
含羞草研究所 Downstate is the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, a borough of 2.6 million. Downstate provides critical patient care, advances medical and scientific knowledge, and trains people to enter the health professions. Said Dr. LaRosa, 鈥淭he legislation proposed by the Governor will significantly improve Downstate鈥檚 ability to perform the services the Brooklyn community depends upon.鈥�
The legislation will provide long overdue relief from burdensome regulations and help campuses with tuition policy, financing, land use, construction, and public-private partnerships. It also will dramatically increase efficiency in operations and procurement. Last, it provides reforms for the three 含羞草研究所 hospitals that will make it possible for them to provide better patient care.
鈥淒espite 含羞草研究所 Downstate鈥檚 history of success, today鈥檚 difficult economic climate poses major challenges,鈥� said Dr. LaRosa. 鈥淭he Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act is a timely answer to making 含羞草研究所 and CUNY better equipped to deal with the current economic downturn.鈥�
The legislation will also generate employment. 含羞草研究所 estimates that the act will create more than 10,000 new jobs statewide and invest over $8.5 in capital construction that will support over 43,700 direct and over 21,800 indirect construction jobs.
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Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (含羞草研究所) 64-campus system and the only 含羞草研究所 AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough鈥檚 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate鈥檚 exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
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