Hospitals continue to fight closure

ALBANY - When Gerry Bochicchio learned the small hospital that saved his life was being ordered by the state to close, the 74-year-old said he would “claw and fight” to keep it open.

He had already been turned away from one hospital emergency room when he drove to Community Hospital at Dobbs Ferry and received lifesaving treatment for hemorrhaging.

Many hospitals have begun the process of adapting to state-mandated closures, but a few are still working - or suing - to keep their doors open.