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NUMC board OKs cost-cutting plan

Originally published: February 7, 2012 6:33 PM
Updated: February 7, 2012 9:44 PM
By RIDGELY OCHS  ridgely.ochs@newsday.com

An exterior view of Nassau University Medical Center

Photo credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa | An exterior view of Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. (Nov. 14, 2011)

Nassau University Medical Center's board of directors voted unanimously Tuesday to submit a plan to Albany expanding outpatient services and eliminating close to 10 percent of beds as part of a state and federal push to reduce costly hospital stays.

NUMC's proposal, which the hospital hopes will result in a $30-million state grant, also calls for a closer alliance with the North Shore-LIJ...

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