Post by Adriana Velez
Superstorm Sandy kept a lot of us along the East Coast in its thrall last night, but it was an especially harrowing night for many people in New York City-area hospitals. Late in the night NYU Langone Medical Center lost its backup generator and had to evacuate some 215 patients – including about 20 newborn babies, four with breathing tubes! An estimated 45 of the patients were critical care patients. Starting around 11 p.m. last night a caravan of ambulances lined up outside the hospital to transport patients to other hospitals in the area — one by one. Patients were supported by battery-operated pumps and monitors. Via Twitter I heard that nurses were carrying newborns down nine flights of stairs.![]()
Superstorm Sandy kept a lot of us along the East Coast in its thrall last night, but it was an especially harrowing night for many people in New York City-area hospitals. Late in the night NYU Langone Medical Center lost its backup generator and had to evacuate some 215 patients – including about 20 newborn babies, four with breathing tubes! An estimated 45 of the patients were critical care patients. Starting around 11 p.m. last night a caravan of ambulances lined up outside the hospital to transport patients to other hospitals in the area — one by one. Patients were supported by battery-operated pumps and monitors. Via Twitter I heard that nurses were carrying newborns down nine flights of stairs.