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One by one, medical workers transferred hundreds of sick hospital patients inland. Emergency techs and doctors knew the work carried risks.

Coney Island Hospital evacuated more than 240 people, 24 of them from the Intensive Care Unit.

"When it comes to ICU, we're talking about really, really sick patients," said Dr. Davood Jahari of Coney Island Hospital.

However, there were no reports of medical complications from any of the five hospitals in low-lying areas required to evacuate and close by 8:00 p.m. Friday.

Apart from Coney Island Hospital, the other four are NYU Langone Medical Center, Staten Island University Hospital North and South Campuses and the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Manhattan.

"What we have done is to ensure that the receiving facilities can handle the extra patients," said Alan Aviles of the Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Hospital staff members say doctors travelled with the most critical patients, and nurses kept patients and their families informed.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s medical evacuation order also included more than a half-dozen nursing homes and senior centers, like the Scheuer House of Manhattan Beach.

"Everybody afraid, but everybody old people, you know?” said one resident.

Residents got word from managers to have family members pick them up and take them in, but some of the 180 plus people from the facility will go to shelters inland.

The reason why officials are pulling these residents out of their comfort zone is obvious. The potential for danger is real, as many are in very close proximity to beaches.

Workers are preparing for the worst, using duct tape to stop windows from shattering due to strong wind while maintenance crews fortify the hospital with sand bags. Heavy rain could inundate the facility just two feet above sea level.