In 2000, 564,476 uninsured patients came through its health care centers, a 30 percent increase from 1996.
But the grant runs out in September, leaving uninsured patients with a choice.
With the help of state funds, private hospitals also treat some uninsured patients.
Those rates are high enough to cover the costs of treating uninsured patients and training residents.
But those who serve uninsured patients say that number is a conservative estimate.
When you call a sleep center ask if it offers assistance for uninsured patients.
He said the research did not address whether the uninsured patients had received inadequate medical care.
The hospital continues to serve a large number of poor and uninsured patients.
Further, New York has a high rate of uninsured patients.
The hospital said it would not turn away uninsured patients in the emergency room.