Mississippi hospital having problems with clogged sewer line

A clogged sewer line has compounded issues for a Mississippi hospital that was already coping with monetary difficulties.

The clog at Greenwood Leflore Hospital was cleared by Tuesday, however the hospital remained principally empty for a second consecutive day as staff checked to make sure the constructing was clear of doubtless dangerous gases, the Greenwood Commonwealth reported.

The hospital’s interim CEO, Gary Marchand, stated workers started smelling a foul odor Friday, and the hospital tried to hint it earlier than the scenario reached a disaster Monday.

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The hospital shut all however the emergency room on Monday. It canceled surgical procedures and outpatient procedures scheduled by the clinics throughout the 208-bed facility.

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About 20 sufferers, together with some in intensive care, have been transferred by ambulance to medical services in Jackson, Grenada, Indianola, Greenville, Cleveland, Columbus and Oxford in Mississippi and Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

The superintendent of Greenwood’s wastewater remedy division, Eddie Payne, stated the clog was attributable to an accumulation of grease and rags that had been flushed into the hospital’s piping.

Earlier than the hospital can reopen, it have to be cleared by the Mississippi State Division of Well being.

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The lack of affected person income from the shutdown might compound the monetary difficulties of the hospital, which is in search of bids on a long-term lease as a result of it’s operating out of money to function. For the primary 10 months of this fiscal yr, the hospital has misplaced $12.7 million, even after utilizing $9.2 million in principally federal coronavirus reduction grants.