BROCKTON, Mass.—More than 70 ambulances showed up Tuesday to transfer about 160 patients evacuated from a Massachusetts hospital that lost power after an electrical transformer fire.
The power was shut off at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital for safety reasons, officials said.
“We are removing some critically ill and injured patients,” Brockton Fire Chief Brian Nardelli said at a morning news conference.
Medical staff walk away from an entrance to Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital in Brockton, Mass., on Feb. 7, 2023. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency said about 160 patients were affected. Firefighters said 77 ambulances assisted in relocating them.
Patients were still being taken to other hospitals “and we are evaluating patient care plans” as of Tuesday afternoon, the hospital said in a statement on its website. It was unclear when power would be restored….