“This has caused significant damage, however, hospital leadership has developed a temporary emergency plan to ensure health care delivery is maintained,” according to a statement issued Sunday from Premier Health.
Social media posts from people in the hospital showed water gushing out of a ceiling in one hallway, about an inch of water on the floor in another part of the hospital, and water cascading down an interior stairwell.
At 3:30 p.m. Sunday, three trucks from Barnhizer & Associates, a company advertising water and mold cleanup services, were parked outside the main entrance of the hospital. Employees of the company could be seen entering and exiting the hospital.
Much activity in the main lobby of the hospital, which was dry, was going on as usual, but some hallways had caution tape blocking them.
“Patient care continues and we have not rerouted incoming patients,” a Premier Health spokesperson told the Dayton Daily News just after 4 p.m. Sunday. “Our facilities team is leading the repairs needed.”
Howard confirmed Monday that the water issues did not affect patient areas of the hospital but were limited to office and other staff spaces.
