As Gov. Kathy Hochul prepares to deliver her State of the State Address Tuesday, lawmakers representing central New York are keeping a close eye on whether she will prioritize helping SUNY Upstate with its emergency department.
State Sen. Rachel May (D-Syracuse) said once she had her own harrowing experience as a patient in the emergency room at SUNY Upstate when it was so crowded she was placed right next to a seriously injured person who died.
“It brought home to me just how crowded and inadequate the facility was for the very high-level trauma response that they do at Upstate,” she said…