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LONG BEACH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island hospital has been forced to shut down a satellite emergency room because of a staffing shortage.
The barrier island’s only emergency department stopped taking patients Monday.
Yes, the only emergency room on this barrier island is operated by Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital. Its main ER in Oceanside is a 15-minute drive away. Its president says 99% of hospital staff is vaccinated, but 70 holdouts, including eight ER nurses, are forcing the closure to comply with the state’s vaccine mandate.