Firefighters are coordinating with the hospital to transfer critically ill patients on ventilators.
The Los Angeles Fire Department is evacuating patients from a hospital in the city, after the facility was hit by a power outage early on Tuesday, according to reports., that a medical evacuation was ongoing at the Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital in the heart of the city.writing that the LAFP was"rushing to evacuate critically-ill patients, some on ventilators, from White Memorial Hospital, near downtown LA.
A U.S. Marine veteran holds onto his bed rails as he is treated by medical workers in a negative pressure room in the Covid-19 ward at the US Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare system campus and medical center in West Roxbury, Massachusetts on January 11, 2022. An LA hospital power failure has hit the ICU, with firefighters rushing to save patients.He added:"A sudden power outage plunged the entire facility into darkness, including the ICU and emergency rooms.
In an update on its website, the LAFD wrote that it is"working with White Memorial staff and identifying prioritization of patients requiring transport to a new hospital with those on ventilators receiving top priority."The power outage has made elevators unusable, forcing firefighters to"physically transport patients down from upper floors to awaiting ambulances."
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