Health & Fitness
RI Hospital Has Power Outage, Running On Backup Power: Reports
Emergency room patients are being sent to other local hospitals because of the power outage.
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island Hospital in Providence reportedly lost power Wednesday morning and is running on a backup generator.
A Lifespan spokesperson told NBC 10 the hospital lost power around 8 a.m., and backup generators were activated. Rhode Island Hospital is now on diversion, which means new emergency room patients will be sent to other local hospitals.
"We are now transitioning to a secondary power source from Rhode Island Energy and are moving away from the backup generators, which will take several hours to be fully operational," a Lifespan spokesperson told WPRI 12.
Find out what's happening in Providencefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
By subscribing, you agree to Patch's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Have a news tip? Email jimmy.bentley@patch.com.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
