“Our doors at the Emergency Field Hospital in the East Meadow are going to be open to all New Yorkers who need our help.'
, which exempts organizations whose “purpose and character are primarily religious” from the clause prohibiting discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex and national origin.
The Mount Sinai Health System released a statement on the partnership, affirming that the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital would operate as part of the Mount Sinai system and “will adhere to The Mount Sinai Hospital principles and guidelines when it comes to not discriminating against patients or staff.”
“In short, while our organizations may have differences of opinions, when it comes to COVID-19 we are fully united: we will care for everyone and no patients or staff will be discriminated against. … Mount Sinai and Samaritan’s Purse are unified in our mission to provide the same world-class care to anyone and everyone who needs it. No questions asked. We are all focused on one thing – saving lives,” the statement said.
During a news conference March 31, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city received assurances from Samaritan’s Purse that there would be no discrimination in care at the field hospital operation. “I spoke earlier today with the CEO of the Mount Sinai system, Dr. Ken Davis, who was adamant that they will only continue their relationship with the organization if those rules are followed, that they have a written agreement, that there’s going to be no discrimination whatsoever. We're going to send people over from the Mayor's Office to monitor. So I'm very concerned to make sure this is done right.
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