The Planned Parenthood clinic in Monticello, Sullivan County, ceased operations in 2020 due to staffing and funding shortages exacerbated by the pandemic, according to the organization.
This closure was part of a broader statewide trend in 2020, which saw twelve such facilities shut their doors, leaving a significant gap in healthcare services in the area.
Dayna Halprin and Martin Colavito from the Committee for Equity and Justice, a subcommittee of S.A.L.T. (Sullivan Allies Leading Together), discussed ongoing efforts to reopen a Planned Parenthood facility in Sullivan County.
The closure of the clinic has caused ripple effects felt in the community, with other major medical providers also pulling back services and an overall strain on available healthcare resources.
Halprin and Colavito spoke with Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo.