I'm Dr. Joshua Schwimmer, a nephrologist and internal medicine physician in New York City. • Kidney Notes was the first active nephrology blog. (Trivia: Kidney Notes is so old that the National Library of Medicine still uses it as an example of how to formally cite blogs.) • Professionally, you can find me at Kidney.nyc. • Kidney Notes is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. Consult qualified health care professionals. See disclaimer.

Thursday, May 26, 2005

The Invisible Hand

Florence Nightingale Health Center on East 97th Street in New York City is closing after 38 years to be made into condominiums. Most patients in the 561-bed nursing home will need to be relocated; some have been there for decades. The invisible hand of the market both builds up and smacks down.

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