Dear Editor,

Behind the nice façade of the new New Amsterdam Hospital there are the daily struggles of those who depend on its services. I visited this institution some time last week, spent about three hours in it, and got a severe flu the next day which lasted for several days. To put it mildly, the hospital is not a sanitized area. The washrooms are dirty, and I have heard accounts of patients who are skeptical and reluctant to use the washroom and bathroom facilities. What are the persons who are paid to clean this facility doing? What are the large quantities of cleaning agents being used for? And I believe it was the germs that were dancing around in the atmosphere that got me sick.  …..