St. Vincent's Hospital Shuts Down

ST. Vincent's was a good hospital but the fact remains that the hospital had massive debt and was not well-run. We are going through hell with their home nursing agency regarding care for my elderly father. I have transferred my father's care to several Beth Israel doctors and I am already impressed with the level of care at Beth Israel. Fact is Greenwich Village is a wealthy community and people flock to NYU for their medical treatment. That nitwit Susan Sarandon once said she would never take her children to St. Vincent's and many people in this neighborhood felt that way.

The skilled physicians and staff at St Vincents saved my life after undergoing colon cancer surgery in the mid 90's. I've long since moved away but I'm shocked at this development. This is truly a loss.

Don't worry, I'm sure all of these good-for-nothing anti-Catholic bigots here at the Advocate will soon open up a new hospital dedicated to serving the sick and suffering people in this community. Just don't hold your breath waiting for them.

Don't worry, I'm sure all of these good-for-nothing anti-Catholic bigots here at the Advocate will soon open up a new hospital dedicated to serving the sick and suffering people in this community. Just don't hold your breath waiting for them.

This is a tragedy. St. Vincent's Manhattan was a fine hospital. I needed to be hospitalized there twice. I find it disgusting that city officials let this happen. Rest assured that in a few months most of the buildings will be converted to luxury condos. I have no doubts.

I don't know if Keith is so far off the mark. I wound up in the emergency room of this hospital on my way home from vacation. We were stacked like cord wood, at least 30 of us, on gurneys, with no medical attention, 3/4's of which were ESL, indigent, and most likely non-citizen. And I'm in no way implying that non-citizens shouldn't get their health care needs addressed. However, because of the bankrupt health care system in this country, there is no longer any viable way to address the health care needs of anyone. Including those of us lucky enough to have insurance. During my visit to St. Vincent's emergency room they "misplaced" me for 12 hours during which time I laid on my gurney roasting with a 103 degree temperature. When they finally got to me a simple throat swab showed strep throat. Something that could have been determined in the first 15 minutes of my arrival, and I could have been on my way home with an antibiotic prescription...

The facts of this long-brewing situation are sad and mainly have to do with mismanagement and bad strategic decisions over a period of decades by ineffective trustees and senior managers, and bad oversight by agencies charged with overseeing St Vincents's. I find it bizarre that the Advocate's only cited source for the article is someone who has absolutely no first-hand knowledge of the situation.

Come on Keith, that remark was uncalled for.

As gay man and as a Registered Nurse, I find the closing of this hospital to be an absolute outrage. This is creating a public health risk for the residents of the West Village area. Time is critical in so many cardiac emergencies in order to provide positive health outcomes. Minutes count! People having heart attacks or strokes or trauma victims will be at the mercy of Manhattan traffic and will have to hope they can get to a facility that can handle their needs on time and alive. The residents of this part of the city deserve a facility that can safely care for them and their specialty needs. Where will these patients go now? Emergency Rooms are already overcrowded as it is. All New Yorkers need to stand up and make it clear that the closing of hospitals like this is unacceptable and something must be done.

The Pedophile Vatican is worth billions of dollars stored in that unscrupulous Vatican Bank. Each Cardinal's dress cost over $1000! Why won't the criminal catholic church save this useful hospital? Because it serves a huge Gay cliental! Hang the Pope buy his balls. However, that may turn him on while those queer closet priests and closet lesbian nuns might get wet in their habits..