State committee rejects Foley nursing home sale
Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | Peter Mastando, who has worked in mechanical maintenance for 17 years at the Foley Nursing Facility in Yaphank, is emotional after the New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council voted down a request for a private sale of the facility. (Feb. 7, 2013)
Bellone: Suffolk in fiscal emergency
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
A key state health committee voted unanimously Thursday against the sale of Suffolk's nursing home in Yaphank, but the administration of County Executive Steve Bellone vowed to continue his campaign to sell the 264-bed facility.
A state Health Department spokesman said the advisory committee will vote again on the proposal next month and the full Public Health and Planning Council will make...
