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June 7, 2012
The Day: The Last-Place Nets Choose an ‘Official’ Hospital
The Local [Fort Greene/Clinton Hill]
In medical news, the Brooklyn Nets put out a statement yesterday saying that the team had chosen cash-strapped Brooklyn Hospital to be its “official hometown hospital.” The statement didn’t explain what the arrangement means, quoting hospital CEO Richard Becker saying, “Our partnership with Barclays Center will aim to keep Brooklyn healthy by providing a very visible and important platform to accomplish our goals.”
Presumably, their plans for "keep[ing] Brooklyn healthy" don't include letting people booze it up until 2 a.m. Or do they?
So we naturally wondered if the financially impoverished hospital will get some big money from the Barclays folks. Keep wondering: “We are unable to disclose the terms of the agreement,” a hospital spokeswoman said.
Related coverage...
Atlantic Yards Report, Two official hospital partners: Maimonides for the Brooklyn Nets, Brooklyn Hospital for the arena
Just in case you were wondering, the Maimonides Medical Center is the official partner of the Brooklyn Nets (and offers team physicians), while the Brooklyn Hospital Center is the official hospital of the Barclays Center arena.
Posted by eric at June 7, 2012 11:42 AM