Police stood vigil Sunday outside Woodhull Hospital, evacuated after more than a foot of rain drenched Brooklyn, sending more than 100 patients elsewhere while officials turned off power and closed the facility for “several days.”
Administrators at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull were reportedly meeting to figure out how to reopen as dozens of police gathered outside the building following Friday’s flooding.
A total of 116 patients were transferred to other NYC Health + Hospitals sites, allowing the Brooklyn site to shut off power and deal with flood-related damage, the hospital said in a press release.
It may take “several days” to determine the damage and make repairs, the official said.
“The health system has begun its assessment of the hospital’s engineering and electrical systems, to understand the extent of the damage. It is estimated that repairs may take at least a few days before the hospital can resume operations,” the hospital said.
It is unclear when patients will be returned to the building.
The Post observed that no Con Edison or other vendors entered or exited the facility Sunday.
Officials turned off the power and closed the facility for “several days.” Michael Dalton A total of 116 patients were transferred to other NYC Health + Hospitals sites.Michael Dalton
Despite the chaotic flooding that led to the evacuation, no patients reported ill effects, the hospital said.
Mayor Eric Adams praised the thousands of public servants who worked to keep New Yorkers safe during the powerful storm — giving a shout-out to the staff at Woodhull and New York City Emergency Management, who “smoothly transferred all of their patients to other hospitals to allow repairs electricity to deal with the damage caused by the storm.”
Woodhull is not accepting any patients and will remain on diversion for all ambulances.
On Sunday, many ambulances dispatched from the facility took patients about a mile and a half away to Interfaith Medical Center, while others were taken to Kings County and Wyckoff.
When heavy rain hit Friday, the hospital initially used backup emergency power, but Con Edison had to shut it down to make necessary repairs, the hospital said in a statement.
The Post observed that no Con Edison or other vendors entered or exited the facility Sunday. Michael Dalton Despite the flooding no patients reported adverse effects.AP
The hospital estimates it will be several days before the work is completed and the hospital can resume patient care as usual.
No deaths were reported in the region as a result of the storm, officials said.
During the crisis, NYC Health + Hospitals credited the assistance received from New York City Emergency Management, the FDNY and NYPD, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, as well as state and federal authorities and elected officials.
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