Michael Zurawin insists that he is not well enough to leave Lenox Hill Hospital — over a month after first arriving.
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Michael Zurawin, an erstwhile millionaire who lives with his mom, has stayed a month past his discharge date. He has become a one-man Occupy Lenox Hill movement.
Now, the East 77th Street hospital has asked a judge to order him out, insisting the retired 70-year-old businessman is ready and able to go home. He claims he can’t walk and won’t leave until Lenox Hill officially refers him into a rehab facility.
“The hospital’s scarce resources should not be utilized unnecessarily by patients . . . who do not require acute medical care,” Lenox Hill charged in Manhattan Supreme Court papers.
Zurawin, in a bedside interview, bridled at Lenox Hill’s allegation.
“They can sue me all they want,” he said. “They’re wrong.”
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The retiree was once known as the state’s biggest tax deadbeat, with
$16 million owed in income taxes. He told The Post Thursday that he paid the taxes and got a refund. A day later, he said he knew nothing of a tax debt.
State Finance Department officials said he still owes $3 million in taxes.
http://nypost.com/2014/11/23/
Hospital asks judge to boot patient who refuses to leave
By Kathianne Boniello
November 23, 2014 | 3:59am
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