In the medical bunker (station?), that nursery setup was there for a long time - the decorations on the walls left patterns. But maybe it was cleaned up recently?

The operating room looked mostly clean and new, like it was recently remodelled vs. the outside hallway - weird.

I thought it was odd that the vaccine storage box was knocked over. Empty, sure, but why knocked over?


Anyway, the reason for this thread is to ask the question, Why did the Others abandon the medical bunker in such a hurry, leaving quite a few small items behind?

Were they afraid Claire would lead the Losties back there?

Did letting the counter go to zero in the Hatch have anything to do with it?


Okay, and one more question, What is that door in the medical bunker marked "ESCAPE HATCH" all about? You can see these words in Claiire's flashback memories, even in the previews, and they just walk past it in this episode.