On Tuesday, the DC Council voted to severely limit the care and services that will be available at United Medical Center, the only hospital east of the Anacostia River. The Council cut $25 million in funding intended for the hospital from the proposed budget, and capped the DC subsidy at $15 million a year in all future years.

The detrimental affects of this action are already being felt. Staff at the hospital were notified on Monday of a first round of layoffs for 100 people, more than 10% of the current staff. More layoffs are likely. This will have an extreme impact on patient care in Ward 7 and 8 and will have a ripple effect on already overburdened hospitals, especially in Emergency Rooms, across DC.

The Council is anticipating a new hospital to open on the St. Elizabeths campus around 2023. Until then, UMC is the only hospital in Wards 7 or 8.

This dangerous proposal will become law if we don't reverse it by May 28. Join us Tuesday, May 28th at 9 A.M., as we rally to demand that the DC City Council not cut funding for United Medical Center.