Long Island Seeks Change to a broken Healthcare System
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#2
In regards to the accident that claimed 3 young men on Long Island. The next generation of fishermen here. Trying to stay here and keep this place going.The lack of emergency care is very concerning. I saw they are putting an ambulance in the mailboat this week. A week late. But the bigger question is, what will it matter? There is no facility to undertake an emergency situation. No medical equipment. Not enough doctors or nurses.
This tragedy could have saved one life if there was a system in place. There is none.
I am hoping you can spend time on this to help out the people of Long Island. They feel pretty abandoned, especially in times like this!
I have been living here for 4 years and plan on raising my son here, but with events like this, it makes me question why I would live somewhere that doesn’t have adequate medical.
This really needs to be addressed now. Should not have taken a tragic accident for this to occur. How many more?
You owe it to Manoli Constantakis and his family to do better. And for all Long Islanders.
Please help this island be the best it can be.
Sincerely,
Melissa Balter-Constantakis
Melissa Balter (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#4
Im signing because this a serious matter!Melina Wilson (Long island, 2022-01-25)
#6
I’m signing because every life matter! As a Long Islander it aches my heart to see that we have moved backward in health care for the family islands.Deandra Lunn (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#10
I believe there is much to be done to better the health system. We are here asking for your help to provide for ourselves, not the government. What we need of them, are the resources, time, and training. What we ask are reasonable and are of basic necessities.Abigail Darville (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#13
We have been put on the back burner and neglected for far too long. It's heart breaking that our family had to lose three family members, for this to take place. But stops here and now before anything else tragic like this happens again, and someone else has to lose a love one because of total negligence and lack of medical supplies or equipment. WE THE FAMILIES OF LONG ISLAND HAVE HAD ENOUGH, THIS HAS TO END NOW AND WE SEE SOME TYPE OF CHANGE.Meshalique Knowles (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#15
I’m signing because it’s deplorable and infuriating that Manoli lost his life due to the incompetence, and lackadaisical effort of our medical personnel.Tristan Turnquest (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#23
I am a healthcare provider and agree that the medical infrastructure needs significant improvement for the people of Long Island.Baker Leigh (Fox Island, 2022-01-25)
#26
The issue of an nonfunctional morgue and untimely emergency flight has always been an issue on the island since before I was born how is it that time after time people are dying and there is no change it is about time something changesAliyah Knowles (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#27
Family Islands' lives matter too!KANIESHA MINNIS (Bahamas, 2022-01-25)
#30
We need change.Felice Major (Deadman's Cay Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#37
In 1999 we lost our brother in a traffic accident and doctors told us he could have lived had he received proper medical attention fasterTara Cartwright (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#43
We shouldn’t have to beg for basic and affordable healthcare, or capable, tentative, adequate and compassionate healthcare workers. It is 2022 and this is essentially criminal negligence!Cordell Wells (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#44
I’m signing because for too long out islanders have to go out of their way for healthcare when there are more than enough land mass in the Bahamas to ensure there’s more public facilities within arms reach and physicians who are trained in Family Medicine to be deployed to them.Cara Dorsett-Pena (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#51
I’m signing because I want better for my island.Rachel Hanna (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#61
there needs to be a changeAyannha Cartwright (nassau, 2022-01-25)
#72
We spend at least 6 weeks in our Long Island house every year and as we get older the problem of emergency medical care gets more pressing.mary dallett (Corinth, 2022-01-25)
#73
I agree with this petition.Craig Adderley (nassau, 2022-01-25)
#76
I have kids an parents too.....long island needs a upgrade.!!!!!!Precious Jolly (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#78
I want better for us out islanders.Mike Constantakis (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#79
I’m signing because we need better healthcare services on Long Island. You have to travel to Nassau for simple procedures such as an X-ray blood work etc to name a few.Shicara Wells (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#80
I’m signing because this matters.Jessica Jimenez (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#82
I have been personally affected by the lack of professional medical services on Long Island.Marcia Constantakis (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#86
Long Islanders are hardworking people that continuously contribute to the well being of this country on a regional platform but are always left behind when the benefits are being dispersed. When provided with the access to basic necessities like water in the 21st century, the tax-funded government anticipates praise. The economy is slowly dying there and the Long Island people have to fight for it alone because the authorities do not care. It is a toxic relationship, the government drains the resources of LI people and give nothing in return. There are young and older people alike who want to move home with their families but understand the risk involved moving to an island with 1 doctor servicing 4000 people. No access to any sort of health care. The nurses are overworked. The uncertified staff are consistently filling the gaps and not being compensated for it. People make flashy gestures like donating an ambulance without takibg a second thought about how it will be staffed and stocked with supplies. The clinic itself does not have the bare necessities. If you require medication outside of the same drugs you get OTC, you have to make arrangements for individuals in Nassau to purchase on your behalf. With everything we have been forced to do for ourselves. Lives in the past have been saved by intervention of locals coming together and doing what is necessary to get patients to the closest hospital to us (a 1 hr minimum plane ride away) but not we have been denied even that. Facilities are not accessible to us and in bridging the gap the government decides to burn the bridge. I am under the impression that it is because they are not profiting from that venture. Emergency policy/protocol is developed and mandated with a blanketed approach without considering the unique dynamics of the Family Islands. The government has a Nassau-centric mindset, to hell with the rest of the Bahamas because they are likely trying to sell us off in any event. Three smart, well mannered, hardworking, vibrant young men have lost their lives to this battle that we will most likely continue to face for generations to come if we do not stand up and demand change. My signature reflects my stand.Cheyanne McHardy-Kelly (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#88
I find the above mentioned to be true and lived my childhood in Long Island and can verify these ongoing matters.Enrique Cartwright (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#89
I am signing because I am concerned about the health care we receive on Long Island!Melissa S Cartwright (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#91
I have a 17 year old who needs medical air services at least 2 or 4 times a year and the wait is outstandingly ridiculous.. Pins and needles knowing her life depends on whether or not the services are on time and proficient..Stand up my Long Islanders we deserve a whole lot better!‼️ 4 and 5 hours later is just to Long.. An hour or even 2 but not 5 or 6 man come on 🙏🙏SIP Lil Mandy💔
SIP Manoli💔
SIP Trevey💔
Lovinia Knowles (Simms, 2022-01-25)
#93
This is long overdue.Steven Cartwright (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#96
We have a home here and love our island and their people. Hearts are broken for these families and it could be your or my family as well. Reach out for help to may this plan work for Long Island!Robin Smith (Buckley, Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#99
I’m signing because Long Island needs change, Long Island been left out too long.Bernadette Cartwright (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#100
I’m signing because our island is in desperate need of a proper healthcare system and I am deeply saddened by the way the system has failed my little cousin Manoli Constantakis.Gabriella Darville (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#101
Time is precious in emergency situations. Waiting HOURS for an emergency flight is unacceptable!!!! Most recently, sweet boy Manoli Constantakis lost his life due to poor emergency care and lack of time management on Friday. THIS HAS TO BE RECTIFIED! We cannot keep losing our beloved family back home because of lack of efficient planning and medical supplies!Nadia Lowe (Freeport, 2022-01-25)
#102
Our health care system can really be better on the island . More medication, more health workers, more hours for our clinic to be open , more equipment as in x-ray machines and more ways to transport sick individuals to the clinic . Also a blood bank should be available and an earlier turn around for emergency flights !Dian knowles (Buckleys, 2022-01-25)
#104
My kids live on long island including my 3 year old grandson. Please help!Kathryn Balter (Ventura, 2022-01-25)
#110
Manoli was my cousin and his death saddens me deeply. As a physician myself, I know the correlation between time-to-treat and survival rates.I feel that the basic requirements of medical care were not met. The health system failed my cousin.
Please fix it! The people of Long Island deserve better.
RIP
Tamara Lowe (Mönchengladbach, 2022-01-25)
#111
The death of Manoli Constantakis may have been prevented had he been efficiently transported. No one should have to go through what this family is going through. This needs to be fixed now!!!Christina Klonaris-Robinson (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#114
Im signing because i agree 100% that we need a better health system. I live hear and dont like to travel to doctors. I have my 69 year old mother and a son 18years old a 16year old son and a 12year old daughter and also a brother 39years. We all need this to be taken care of.Sherease Wells (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#121
I am signing because action needs to be taken. Long Island needs proper healthcare facilities and staff.Maria Diamantis (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#132
We need a new health care systemMariano Turnquest (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#136
I'm signing because our healthcare and emergency response system on Long Island is deplorable.Jesse Knowles (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#140
Long island was my home for 5 years! I grew up there! I knew these kids! I went to school with them and saw them in primary school uniforms! My mother was the only doctor on long Island MULTIPLE times, and it was exhausting. ALL people need adequate care regardless of the location. I want my island to receive better because they deserve better. It's called a "family island" because everyone knows everyone and it's like a family. I had the privilege to grow up on long Island, and it is an experience that I would not trade for anything. We gotta do better, not only for manoli, trevy and Mandie, but for ALL Bahamian on family islands!Angelica Powell (Oviedo, 2022-01-25)
#142
I'm signing because we deserve better. Mandie, Trevon, and Noli deserved better. 😭Athena Knowles (Mangrove Bush, Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#149
Because I want better for the family islandsJada Thurston (New Providence, 2022-01-25)
#162
It Is a real issue and a traumatic experience for many people who live in a place with insufficient medical personnel and vehicles. Personally, I knew the three people in that passed in the car crash and two of them were my classmates. It would be real burden be lifted if this petition is successful in sparking a this much needed change.Rio Greene (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#164
I want change.ilan white (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#168
I have family that lives on Long Island . It is a disgrace that this is happening in the year 2022. Every life matters and this needs to be addressed and taken care of ASAP!!!Tami Knowles (Toronto, 2022-01-25)
#172
It's a worthy causeAllayne Green (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#175
My friend told me about itDeja Cimone🥰💕 Woodside (Woodside, 2022-01-25)
#190
I’m from Long Island and this is the case too many times and it can be changedKeishala Gray (Nassau, 2022-01-25)
#194
Because this has to change, it’s been too longPercy Taylor (Long Island, 2022-01-25)
#197
I sign this in fear of the next preventable death on Long Island, where I live for half of every year.Fennelle Miller (Ellensburg, 2022-01-25)