Overview
- About 24 to 26 patients were moved Wednesday after a basement electrical fire disabled a backup generator and cut power to parts of Boston Medical Center–Brighton.
- Firefighters and hospital staff carried ICU patients down stairwells when elevators and bedside power were out, with at least eight ICU patients evacuated before dawn.
- The Brighton emergency department went on diversion under a Code Black, which means ambulances were rerouted.
- Elective surgeries and outpatient appointments set for Wednesday were postponed as teams repaired equipment and coordinated transfers to the main campus and nearby hospitals.
- Hospital officials reported no injuries, said generator power is stable in some areas, and noted that the cause of the fire is under investigation.