Long Island Community Hospital has completed the next step in its merger with NYU Langone Health, Newsday reports.
NYU Langone and LICH have received federal and state approval for NYU Langone to become the “active parent” of the Patchogue facility, NYU Langone said. The transaction got a green light from the state Department of Health on Feb. 25, state records show.
NYU Langone has said it plans to spend $100 million on the first round of upgrades to the 306-bed hospital, the region’s last remaining independent hospital. Long Island Community Hospital is still a separate corporation, but now that it is formally affiliated with NYU Langone it can draw on the health care system’s resources, NYU Langone said. A full merger is expected to take about three years. Read more.
