More Power Problems at PGRH
By 250 News
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 09:09 AM
Less than a week after the Prince George Regional Hospital lost two thirds of its electrical supply because of a switching system, there is another problem.
One of the two back up generators which were put in use to provide power to the hospital, went off line briefly this morning. Hospital spokesman Mark Karjaluoto says it is suspected there is a problem with a sensor, he cannot confirm if the off line generator was overheating.
When asked what confidence the public can have when there are two problems in one week, Karjaluoto responded “We told people last Friday that one generator will back up the other, and that is what is happening, so the system is working. We are throwing all available resources at rectifying this problem. A reliable electrical system is critical to the operations of the hospital.”
The hospital took a precautionary measure this morning in taking some areas of the building offline. That was done, says Karjaluoto, “To reduce the load on the second generator.”
Information gathered by Opinion250 indicates half a dozen surgeries were put on hold until the power situation could be corrected, but are now going ahead as scheduled.
When the power was lost last week, all non-emergency surgeries had to be cancelled.
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Posted by: Spring on June 12 2007 10:54 AM