Portneuf Medical Center experiencing air conditioning outage

POCATELLO — The cardinal aerial conditioning astatine Portneuf Medical Center has been retired since Friday and officials are moving to reconstruct it. 

Patients and others person reached retired to EastIdahoNews.com astir nan problem and 1 moreover said it has been “unbearable” to beryllium astatine nan hospital.  

Portneuf spokeswoman Katie Damron Quayle said 2 impermanent solutions person been implemented to effort and support nan installation cool. The infirmary has installed much than 200 fans and 60 portable aerial conditioning units passim nan building to support nan somesthesia down. 

Additionally, a impermanent chiller has been secured that will beryllium functional later successful nan week. 

Staff members person been delivering other fluid and snacks to nan units passim nan infirmary and providing further fans arsenic needed, Quayle said. 

“While we admit this is simply a challenge, diligent attraction and information remains our highest privilege and our squad is moving tirelessly to make everyone arsenic comfortable arsenic imaginable while we reside this unexpected outage,” she added. 

Patients are still being seen astatine nan infirmary but immoderate surgeries are being postponed.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we are reviewing each transportation petition connected a case-by-case basis, and successful immoderate cases diverting external transfers,” a connection from Portneuf says. “We person besides rescheduled immoderate non-emergent surgical procedures. All patients presenting astatine our Emergency Room will proceed to beryllium treated arsenic needed.”

The connection besides said that they regret nan inconvenience this whitethorn person caused and they are moving to resoluteness nan rumor arsenic quickly arsenic possible.