A water supply line break has forced a Los Angeles hospital to temporarily shut down. Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center announced the full closure after the timeline for restoring water extended to Saturday. A temporary water line was installed, but the facility was unable to return to normal operations, the hospital said in a statement. Urgent care services and the emergency department were shut down Tuesday night, and all patients were to be discharged or transferred to other hospitals by the end of the day Wednesday. “Once Kaiser Permanente completes all required testing of the temporary water line and it has been deemed safe, we will reopen services and resume care at our Woodland Hills Medical Center campus,” the hospital said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 23, 2020 00:22 UTC