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The talk-time ranking for the Committee on Hospitals is held

Fewer than four members can be compared fairly. Each member’s page has their clips and meetings. The minutes below count only speech we named by voice, so they are floors, not a ranking.
84% of members’ talk time here is identified
84% identified80% for a full comparison
Runs the meetings
Mercedes NarcisseDistrict 46 · Chair · runs the meetings24.7min of talk time a meeting7 of 7present at roll callVoice identified at 6 of 6 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 7 of 7 meetings, Oct 29, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking24.7 min of talk time a meetingRuns the meetings, so not compared.
Their top topics
Health and behavioral health100%
Share of the time they spoke, by topic. Only topics that passed our check.
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Members · listed by seat
Harvey D. EpsteinDistrict 2 · Member0.7min of talk time a meeting2 of 2present at roll callVoice identified at 1 of 3 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 2 of 2 meetings, Jun 5, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking0.7 min of talk time a meetingSeated for only three meetings in 12 months.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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Shirley AldebolDistrict 13 · Member0.6min of talk time a meeting5 of 5present at roll callVoice identified at 2 of 6 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 5 of 5 meetings, Mar 2, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking0.6 min of talk time a meetingSeated for only six meetings in 12 months.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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Pierina Ana SanchezDistrict 14 · Member0.5min of talk time a meeting4 of 5present at roll callVoice identified at 2 of 4 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 4 of 5 meetings, Mar 2, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking0.5 min of talk time a meetingSeated for only four meetings in 12 months.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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Amanda C. FaríasDistrict 18 · Member1.2min of talk time a meeting2 of 5present at roll callVoice identified at 2 of 6 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 2 of 5 meetings, Mar 2, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking1.2 min of talk time a meetingSeated for only six meetings in 12 months.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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Selvena N. Brooks-PowersDistrict 31 · Member1.0min of talk time a meeting5 of 7present at roll callVoice identified at 2 of 6 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 5 of 7 meetings, Oct 29, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking1.0 min of talk time a meetingSeated for only six meetings in 12 months.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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Jennifer GutiérrezDistrict 34 · Member1.1min of talk time a meeting5 of 7present at roll callVoice identified at 1 of 4 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 5 of 7 meetings, Oct 29, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking1.1 min of talk time a meetingSeated for only four meetings in 12 months.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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One of their clips
ICE and immigration enforcementNov 18, 2025 · 1:12:03
I think I just want to uplift. I want them— I too want them out of our hospitals. I too want to remove all barriers for any New Yorker to seek access and care. So that’s getting ICE out of our hospitals, Rikers, schools, etc.”
“Voice identified” counts the meetings where we could attribute a member’s voice. A meeting missing there means we couldn’t attribute it, not that they were absent.
3 former members sat on the Committee on Hospitals in 12 months

Gale A. Brewer, Elsie Encarnación, Kristy Marmorato

Attendance

Roll calls at 7 of 9 meetings, through Sep 23, 2026

From the clerk’s own record, listed by seat. This is the official attendance record. It is separate from our voice counts, and we don’t compare members on it.
MemberPresentAbsentExcusedRoll calls
Mercedes Narcisse7007
Harvey D. Epstein2002
Shirley Aldebol5005
Pierina Ana Sanchez4015
Amanda C. Farías2305
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers5207
Jennifer Gutiérrez5117
How the record counts. The clerk's roll call for the meeting. Medical, parental, bereavement, jury duty and conflict are counted as excused; we keep the clerk's own label.