Earlier this morning, a Code Brown (flooding) was called at the Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) site of Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). The source of this was found to be a burst water pipe affecting several areas of Sydenham, Cenetenary and Johnson Wings of the HDH site. Our team quickly responded to contain water damage and assess the impacts.
Damage is varied across each of these areas however, as a precautionary measure, we are pausing all in-person patient appointments that are scheduled on Monday, February 6 for the following areas:
- Centenary 5 – Heads Up! and Eating Disorder clinic
- Centenary 2 – Diabetes clinic, Bariatric Care clinic
- Centenary 4 – GI Function unit
Patients who are scheduled for appointments in these impacted areas will be contacted to make alternative arrangements.
Staff who work in these areas are asked to speak to their manager at the beginning of their shift to have their work area assessed and, depending on the impact to the area, decide on alternative work arrangements while remediation is ongoing.
We would like to thank everyone who responded so quickly and efficiently to the situation to minimize the impact. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.
