Like other hospitals in the area, St. David’s is trying to bring water trucks on-site, securing portable toilets and finding transportation for discharged patients. ADLost water pressure is affecting a number of hospitals in the Austin area, including Ascension Seton Southwest Hospital and Dell Children’s Medical Center. “The water has thrown a completely new loop onto everything.”With many area hospitals suffering low water pressure, Houston officials are pulling from unorthodox sources. As a result, water pressure dropped at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital and Medical City of Arlington after the area’s water boil order, KAGS reported. A fire tanker has delivered water to one of the hospitals so that medical staff can continue treating patients.

Source: Washington Post February 18, 2021 09:38 UTC