PINEVILLE, N.C. — Multiple surgeries were canceled and patients were relocated due to a plumbing leak at Atrium Health Pineville early Thursday, Atrium Health announced.
Atrium Health said the leak happened on the fourth floor of the hospital. Patients in the affected area were moved to different parts of the hospital as a precaution and all elective surgeries on Thursday have been canceled. Some patients were moved to different Atrium Health facilities, the company said.
"We have taken great care to ensure that all patients were moved to areas where they can continue to receive the same level of medical care and treatment," Atrium Health said in a statement.
Atrium Health said maintenance crews quickly identified and fixed the leak with efforts focused on restoring hospital operations. Additional precautions were taken to avoid placing any patients in the areas impacted by the leak.
Later in the day Thursday, Atrium Health shared patients were being relocated back to rooms, and that surgeries scheduled for Friday will continue.
"It was a long day for our teammates, but we want to thank them for the work they did today to ensure our patients were comfortable and received the level of medical care and treatment as would normally be expected. We apologize to our patients and their guests who were inconvenienced by this matter as we worked to return to business as usual," the hospital said in a statement.
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