GREENVILLE — UPDATE 12:00 p.m.- Spoonemore confirmed that power has been restored to Hunt Regional Medical Center and operations are back to normal.
UPDATE 11:01 a.m. Hospital spokesperson Susan Spoonemore said Hunt Regional Medical Center of Greenville hopes to have complete power restored by 12:30 p.m. She recommended that patients requiring emergency care seek treatment at other facilities, but also said that the hospital is not turning anyone away. EMS personnel are determining which facility to deliver patients to on a case-by-case basis, according to Spoonemore.
Hunt Regional Medical Center of Greenville has just implemented a code yellow disaster plan due to the failure of an electrical transformer on the campus.
GEUS began a planned transformer maintenance upgrade at 8 a.m. As power was being restored, the GEUS transformer failed and power was lost.
Officials with HRMC are requesting minor emergency patients seek treatment at Hunt Regional Community Hospital in Commerce, Quick+Care in Greenviille or the nearest Emergency Room. Ambulance service will transport patients to other facilities during this time. Hunt Regional Open Imaging is not affected by this event.
“We are working closely with GEUS and our Facilities Management staff to restore full power to the facility and we expect this to happen by 1:30 p.m. today, says Mike Klepin, hospital administrator.
Hospital emergency power plans for these incidents. Inpatient care will not be affected. Some elevators, the public cafeteria and some outpatient services are the most affected by this outage.
Hunt for Ex-Teamster Boss Hoffa's Remains Ends
Aug. Trial Set for Ohio Man in Triple Kidnapping
Car Crash in NYC's East Village Injures 8
Obama Renews Call for Nuclear Reductions
Raw: Car Jumps Curb in NYC, Injures 8
Obama: 'Lives Have Been Saved' by NSA Programs
Obama: Friction in Afghan Talks No Surprise
Unusual Heat Wave Bakes Alaska
Raw: Massive Protests Fill Brazilian Streets
Raw: German President Welcomes President Obama
Fans Cheer Dramatic Heat Comeback
Raw: Arizona Wildfire Scorches 8 Square Miles
Raw: 1 Dead in Shooting at Mo. Apartment Complex
Raw: Huge Fire Near Yosemite National Park
3 Charged in Ohio With Enslaving Mom, Daughter
Kid Couture: Spending Big Bucks on Babies
