Central New York’s two state senators are calling on SUNY Upstate University Hospital and Crouse Hospital to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding their proposed merger, Syracuse.com reports.
“People want transparency from a state hospital,” said Sen. John Mannion, D-Geddes. “They want to know what’s going on. It should be transparent and public because it would have such a big public impact.”
Upstate, a state-owned taxpayer-supported hospital, asked the state Health Department in April for permission to acquire Crouse, an independent nonprofit hospital next door. If the deal is approved, Upstate would amass a 71% share of the Syracuse hospital market, bring in more than $2.3 billion in annual revenue and employ about 13,000 people. Upstate is already the largest employer in the Syracuse area. Read more.
