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Survivors and volunteers urge Ulster County and WMC Health to restore Ruiner House oncology support program
Summary
Multiple survivors, volunteers and family members told the Ulster County Legislature on April 21 that the sudden closure of the Ruiner House oncology support program removed thousands of program hours and volunteer expertise; speakers asked WMC Health Alliance to commit funding and restore program services and called for transparency on how the medical‑village space will be used.
Three speakers at the April 21 meeting described the sudden closure of the Ruiner House oncology support program and urged the county and WMC Health Alliance to restore the program and invest not just in space but in services and staffing.
Marie Biker, who said she grew up at the Ruiner Cancer Support House and whose mother volunteered for decades, asked the legislature to insist on transparency about the transition and to clarify how much WMC Health Alliance plans to invest in program delivery as…
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