Some services at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) were affected this morning (Saturday, June 18), when a defective pressure switch caused excess pressure on the water system, bursting the water pipes and flooding the Accident & Emergency Department and the Operating Theatres. No patients have been adversely affected and services in the A & E Department have been temporarily relocated to another section of the hospital.
According to Regional Director of the Southeast Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Mr. Errol Greene, “The pressure switch and the burst pipes have been fixed and clean-up operations continues at the hospital. We have also made arrangements with other health facilities in the health region to accommodate patients, if that becomes necessary.”
“We are also inspecting the electrical system to ensure no damage has been done, even as we continue to offer health services to the public. Thanks to the hospital staff and the technical team for their swift action to ensure that there was minimal interruption in our services,” Mr. Greene added.
KPH is the largest multidisciplinary hospital in the Government Health Service and the largest trauma centre.
