The Ottawa Hospital is facing several more days of disruption and evacuation of patients after a fire on Friday afternoon. The hospital remains in a Code Orange and Code Grey Power, diverting patients to other emergency departments and dealing with power loss. Efforts are underway to restore normal operations and assess the damage caused by the fire.
The Ottawa Hospital says it could take several more days before the General campus can return to normal operations after a fire Friday afternoon that forced dozens of patients to be moved within the hospital and to other facilities.The Ottawa Hospital says it could take several more days to return to normal after it had to declare a Code Orange and Code Grey Power following a fire on the third floor Friday afternoon.
The hospital remains in a Code Orange — which allows the hospital to divert patients to other emergency departments — and has also declared a Code Grey Power because of the loss of power in parts of the hospital. "We continue to work towards restoring normal operations," the hospital wrote in an email late Sunday afternoon, adding teams are still assessing the damage and working on cleaning up affected areas.
The hospital's labs were particularly hard hit by the fire and teams have been working to ensure testing returns to normal, the hospital said.People are being asked to avoid the hospital for the time being and go to other hospitals' emergency departments if they need medical care. The hospital is working to reschedule patient appointments, clinics and surgeries this week.
"We are so grateful to everyone in the hospital for their efforts in keeping patients safe, while ensuring they continue to receive care," the hospital wrote.
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