Join

us for a protest against the debt-ridden healthcare system that drives hospitals into closure.

Join us for a protest against the debt-ridden healthcare system that drives hospitals into closure.

Sunday, March 24, 2013, at 1 p.m.

at the former site of St. Johns Queens Hospital 90-02 Queens Blvd. Take the R train to Woodhaven Blvd.

Sunday, March 24, 2013, at 1 p.m.

at the former site of St. Johns Queens Hospital 90-02 Queens Blvd. Take the R train to Woodhaven Blvd.

St. Johns Queens Hospital has been closed for 4 years. At the time of its closing, St. Johns and its sister hospital, Mary Immaculate, had debts and losses in excess of $110 million.

St. Johns Queens Hospital has been closed for 4 years. At the time of its closing, St. Johns and its sister hospital, Mary Immaculate, had debts and losses in excess of $110 million.

The healthcare infrastructure, which was lost after St. Johns and Mary Immaculate were closed, has not been replaced. Meanwhile, the Emergency Room at nearby Elmhurst Hospital is overwhelmed.

The healthcare infrastructure, which was lost after St. Johns and Mary Immaculate were closed, has not been replaced. Meanwhile, the Emergency Room at nearby Elmhurst Hospital is overwhelmed.

Since 2006, ten NYC hospitals have closed, because they cannot make profits from saving peoples lives. Why do we accept hospitals being run into debt -- and then closed ? We need to strike all healthcare and medical debt.

Since 2006, ten NYC hospitals have closed, because they cannot make profits from saving peoples lives. Why do we accept hospitals being run into debt -- and then closed ? We need to strike all healthcare and medical debt.

Hospital closings happen when we allow our healthcare system to be run into debt.

Hospital closings happen when we allow our healthcare system to be run into debt.

This demonstration is in affinity with Strike Debt. Follow us on Twitter : #strikedebt @StopNYMRT

This demonstration is in affinity with Strike Debt. Follow us on Twitter : #strikedebt @StopNYMRT