Greenwich Village Residents Oppose Converting Bankrupt St. Vincent’s to Emergency Department, Surgery Center

Greenwich Village, N.Y., residents rallied on Saturday against plans to convert New York City’s St. Vincent’s Hospital into a condo complex that would include an ambulatory surgery center and emergency department, according to an NY1 report.

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St. Vincent’s closed in 2010 because of severe financial problems. A judge approved the Rudin Management Company’s purchase of the bankrupt hospital for $260 million three weeks ago.

According to protesters, the emergency medical center is insufficient considering the needs of the community. Physicians and nurses involved in the protest said the facility will not be able to treat all emergencies.

A spokesman for RMC said the facility would be able to treat 97 percent of the medical emergencies that the old hospital treated. The company expects construction to be completed in two years.

Read the NY1 report on St. Vincent’s.

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