Seattle has its equivalent in Harborview. It is where you go to watch loved ones die, where you stand by the bed as life support is unplugged, where you sit and wait as doctors attempt heroic life saving measures.
Often enough the doctors do succeed, and there is plenty of good news there. But a hospital that is capable of treating the worst of the worst gets a reputation for sorrow.
It's actually staffed with a lot of the same doctors from #1 NYU and some of the best doctors in NYC