JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- Paint and door knobs show the years of wear at the historic Silverton Miners Hospital.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- Lois MacKenzie, left, a registered nurse and the acting director of public health in San Juan County, talks with Agnes Eytchison, a registeredd nurse on Thursday at the Silverton Miners Hospital.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- The hallways of the historic Silverton Miners Hospital are busy nowadays thanks to Mercy Regional Medical Center.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- The Silverton Miners Hospital.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- A giant sized window that once lit the operating room now shines light for the Silverton Standard newspaper at the Silverton Miners Hospital.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton-Lois MacKenzie, a registered nurse and the acting director of public health in San Juan County, cover the X-Ray machine in the Silverton Miners Hospital.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- Mountains around the Silverton Miners Hospital can be seen out of just about every window.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- Lois MacKenzie, a registered nurse and the acting director of public health in San Juan County, draws a blood sample from Kevin Gagnon on Thursday at the Silverton Miners Hospital.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- Lois MacKenzie, a registered nurse and the acting director of public health in San Juan County, walks down the hallway of the historic Silverton Miners Hospital.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- Many windows in the Silverton Miners Hospital provide an abundance of natural light.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- Agnes Eytchison, left, a registered nurse, and Lois MacKenzie, a registered nurse and the acting director of public health in San Juan County, draw a blood sample from Kevin Gagnon on Thursday at the Silverton Miners Hospital.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- Agnes Eytchison, a nurse practitioner, works from a room with a view on Thursday in the Silverton Miners Hospital
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- The hallways of the historic Silverton Miners Hospital are busy nowadays thanks to Mercy Regional Medical Center.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- David Singer, grant manager for San Juan County, walks through the front door of the Silverton Miners Hospital that he has helped obtain grants for.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- Lois MacKenzie, a registered nurse and the acting director of public health in San Juan County, draws a blood sample from Kevin Gagnon on Thursday at the Silverton Miners Hospital.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- Mountains around the Silverton Miners Hospital can be seen out of just about every window.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton- Radiators still provide the heat in the Silverton Miners Hospital.