[ad_1]
AdventHealth Porter lost hot water and heat Monday morning after a boiler system failure. Hospital services are suspended and the emergency room is closed.
DENVER — The failure of a boiler system at AdventHealth Porter in south Denver forced the hospital to shut down services and evacuate patients and staff Monday because of no heat or hot water.
South Metro Fire Rescue and EMS personnel used ambulances to help hospital staff with evacuating patients to nearby facilities.
The hospital said the outage only affects the Porter campus at 2525 S. Downing St. The shutdown has not affected the medical office buildings at 850 and 950 E. Harvard or the Porter Medical Plaza at 2535 S. Downing St. which remain open and operational.
An incident command has been set up at the hospital, and it’s closed to new patients. Staff was forced to reschedule all procedures and surgeries while they wait for an emergency boiler to be installed.
Medical teams are working with patients who have been impacted and are trying to accommodate some procedures within the hospital’s network of care when they can, the hospital said.
The hospital said in a news release that the leadership team “is working to determine staffing needs for the next few days. Clinical teams will deploy out to sister facilities to support patient needs as required.”
SUGGESTED VIDEOS: Latest from 9NEWS
9NEWS+ has multiple live daily shows including 9NEWS Mornings, Next with Kyle Clark and 9NEWS+ Daily, an original streaming program. 9NEWS+ is where you can watch live breaking news, weather updates, and press conferences. You can also replay recent newscasts and find videos on demand of our top stories, local politics, investigations and Colorado specific features.
To download 9NEWS+ on Roku search for KUSA.
To download 9NEWS+ on Fire TV search for 9NEWS.
[ad_2]
Source link
