After an apparent dispute over rent and birth control , North Shore-LIJ and VillageCare have abandoned plans to open an urgent care center at the now-shuttered St. Vincent’s Hospital and will instead open a 20,000 square foot facility on West 20th Street. North Shore-LIJ’s president and CEO Michael Dowling said to NY1 , “It’s just a few blocks from Saint Vincent’s Hospital. It’s very central to the community — more to the west, which is actually preferable to a lot of people. And if we had been in the Saint Vincent’s facility we would have only been there for a short period of time anyway.” North Shore-LIJ has a nearly $10 million grant to open an urgent care center, which will treat “mild to moderate illnesses and injuries.” City Council Speaker Christine Quinn told the Daily News , “The West Side of Manhattan still needs a full service emergency room and hospital,” said City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who represents the area. “But this is a good intermediary step.” The State Health Department must approve the project (it’s expected it’ll be approved quickly for a fall opening).

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W. Village Gets Urgent Care Center, But Not At St. Vincent’s