Sinai — DMC Merger
Terri Tabak
Giuliani:
"Yes. Jewish
people,
especially those
who follow
special dietary
laws, feel more
comfortable in a
Jewish
environment."
Marshall Levin:
"Yes. My wife
gave birth there.
She liked the fact
that it was
Jewish."
Bob Dear:
Dave Frassrand:
"Yes. Patients are more confident if
their doctor is of the same ethnicity
as them."
"Yes. The hospital gives the Jewish
community something to relate to."
Rabbi Chaim
Moshe Bergstein:
"Today, there is
less concern for a
need of a Jewish
hospital except
for the Jewish
services it
provides. The
new ownership
might not follow
kashrut laws and
thus take away a
patient's comfort
level. We're
going to feel that
impact."
Lisa Shevin:
"No. I don't think
it makes a
difference. What
does matter is if
you go to
someone who
gives you the
best care; a
hospital doesn't
have to be
religious."
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Ken Kohn:
Peil Fine:
"Yes. Sinai
serves the needs
of the community
in dietary and
cultural ways."
Sy Levin:
"Yes. Sinai gives comfort to
patients by serving their special
needs, like kosher meals and
observing Shabbat."
Sol 011weiss:
"Yes. There is a
comfort level by
being there, such
as the assurance
of kosher food."
"Yes, it matters. Jewish doctors, I
think, are better educated."
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"It's important to
be in a good
hospital, Jewish
or not. But,
Jewish people
do feel more
comfortable
there."
Julius Becker:
"No. It doesn't
matter, as long
as it's a good
hospital."