Water leak forces St. Mary’s Hospital to restrict ER access

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Patients should go to another hospital for emergency services and people with minor health problems should go to medical clinics and pharmacies.

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Jan 15, 2022 • 9 minutes ago • < 1 minute read • Join the conversation

A paramedic enters the triage area of ​​St. Mary's Hospital ER in Montreal on Oct. 14, 2021.
A paramedic enters the triage area of ​​St. Mary’s Hospital ER in Montreal on Oct. 14, 2021. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette

A water leak at St. Mary’s Hospital in the Côte-des-Neiges district restricted capacity in the emergency room Saturday, the regional health authority said in a statement.

“At 11 am, a water leak from a radiator on the second floor of the St. Mary’s Hospital Center caused significant water damage, damaging the ceiling of the emergency room located on the lower floor,” said Hélène Bergeron-Gamache, spokesperson for the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal.

CIUSSS is asking patients to go to another hospital for emergency services and said people with minor health problems should go to medical clinics and pharmacies, or call 811 for help.

Reference-montrealgazette.com

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