Achi news desk-
The QEII Halifax Infirmary has no running water for drinking or flushing toilets due to a main line break at the steam plant on Wednesday.
According to a news release from Nova Scotia Health, the broken line resulted in the loss of water and steam to the Infirmary, the Veterans Memorial Building, the Abbie J. Lane Memorial Building, and the Power Plant.
All elective and non-urgent surgeries and procedures have been canceled due to the mainline outage, and patients without urgent concerns are being asked to go to other emergency departments. Outpatient blood collection at the Infirmary is also closed.
“Hand sanitizer is available and we are working to bring in drinking water and portable hand washing stations/bathrooms as soon as possible,” the statement said.
