Conference call on Cornwall ER plans

On Aug. 18, Assemblyman James Skoufis received a conference call from the Department of Health in response to his letter about the closing of the Cornwall Emergency Room.

Mr. Skoufis told us that the Department of Health attorneys will be looking to see if the hospital plans violate the Stillman trust.

He reported that the  Department of Health has not yet signed off on the hospital’s request. “They’re aware of the sensitive nature of this issue, and of the local opposition to the hospital’s application,” he said.