Two Queens hospitals stopped accepting patients, and are preparing to shut down for good.
St. John's Queens Hospital in Elmhurst and Mary Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica stopped accepting patients at midnight Sunday and officially close their doors Monday.
The hospitals closed because their operator, Caritas Healthcare, recently filed for bankruptcy. The move will leave about 2,500 people out of work.
"It's like a ghost town. The community depends on us so much," said administrator Myrna Bailey.
Demonstrators held protests asking Albany for more funding for the hospitals, but state officials said they already gave Caritas $50 million and cannot afford any more financial support.
The state last week did approve an $18 million grant, of which $15 million will be used to help other Queens hospitals that will take on the extra patients.
The two hospitals are likely to remain vacant in the near future.
(Source: NY1)
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