After water main break, clinical services to ramp up at MUHC [Video]

A major Montreal health network started to reopen medical services Friday after an overnight aqueduct break cut drinkable water to its superhospital site.

The McGill University Health Centre said water pressure was returning and officials were working to ensure a safe resumption of normal operations after a “major aqueduct failure.” Clinical services were expected to resume over the course of the day, including the emergency room, day surgeries and outpatient care.

Earlier in the day, the hospital centre diverted ambulances from its facilities and cancelled appointments after a water main break left its Glen superhospital site in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough without drinkable water.

The break impacted the massive complex that includes the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Cedars Cancer Centre, Montreal Chest Institute, Montreal Children’s Hospital and the Research Institute of the MUHC. The Glen site is considered a “superhospital” because it is composed of several medical centres.

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