Water and heat issues plague Brooklyn hospitals
The below-freezing cold snap in the region led to several of the borough’s major hospitals experiencing plumbing issues this week.
A water main break at Long Island College Hospital (LICH) on Wednesday, January 8 required the “temporary diversion of ambulances” away from the hospital beginning at around 8:15 p.m., said hospital owner SUNY Downstate Medical Center in a statement.
Laboratory services were also affected, but according to SUNY Downstate, maintenance crews were soon on-site “conducting necessary repair work so the facility can once again begin receiving ambulances as soon as possible.”