MONTREAL – A major aqueduct failure of the City of Montreal last night has left the Glen site of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) with a major reduction in water pressure. This situation affects all the facilities.
- Royal Victoria Hospital
- Cedars Cancer Centre
- Montreal Chest Institute
- Montreal Children’s Hospital
- Research Institute of the MUHC
The Emergency Measures Coordination Centre of the MUHC has already met several times since 3 a.m. this morning to deal with the situation. They are diligently working with the City of Montreal to restore the situation as quickly as possible.
At the present time:
A major drop in water pressure still affects all facilities at the Glen site.
This has major impacts throughout all clinical services.
At the moment:
- All surgeries, except emergency surgeries, have been cancelled or transferred to other hospitals.
- Nearly all ambulatory activities scheduled for this Friday have been cancelled and will be rescheduled, including outpatient appointments, endoscopy procedures.
- The majority of patients who have scheduled chemotherapy treatments will receive it today.
- Drinking water is being provided to all patients and staff.
- All systems that rely on water cooling and air conditioning, such as imaging machines, the laboratories and IT systems, are being closely monitored.
As a result:
- Urgences Santé is diverting ambulances to other hospitals.
- We are asking people with outpatient or surgical appointments scheduled for today not to come to the site on Friday. We will be contacting patients as soon as possible.
- We also ask the population to avoid coming to the MUHC adult ER and to the Montreal Children’s Hospital ER at the Glen site.
- Staff who drive to the hospital and who absolutely must get there must use rue St-Jacques to access the parking lot.
MUHC (https://muhc.ca/news-and-patient-stories/news/notice-public) will provide updates when new info becomes available.
Priority is to ensure the safety of patients and staff at the affected facilities.
