Hurricane Sandy Exposes Risks Of Closing of St. Vincent's Hospital.
The New York City Fire Department is helping Bellevue Hospital evacuate some of it patients, the Associated Press has reported.
Bellevue Hospital lost power during the blackout created by the storm surge, flooding, and damage from Hurricane Sandy.
Even with backup power operating, the Associated Press reported that the power outage had left many sections of Bellevue Hospital in the dark and rendered major medical equipment unusable without access to electricity.
After St. Vincent's Hospital was closed, activists had demanded that politicians explain how mass trauma events would be handled with the irresponsible geographical distribution of hospital beds in Manhattan created by the Rudin Luxury Condo Conversion plan approved by New York City Council Christine Quinn.
After St. Vincent's Hospital closed, a Gross Imbalance in the Distribution of Hospital Beds in Manhattan
