St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, 1849-2010

“There’s a lot of heartbroken people inside the ER. … They have been the heart and soul of this hospital for many years. I think on 9/11 we saw what hatred could do. We’re seeing today what greed and politics can do to a hospital.”
–Eileen Dunn, a former nurse at the financially troubled hospital St. Vincent’s, which posted a “closed” sign on its doors and removed its signage earlier this morning. The emergency room treated 43 patients on its final night of operation; Dunn, who worked at the hospital for 24 years, is one of the 3,500 people losing their jobs as a result of the closure. [Pic via]