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Ben Taub Hospital being evacuated due to flooding, power outages
Source: NBC Houston
The Ben Taub General Hospital is being evacuated due to first-floor flooding and power outages, officials said.
Officials said people who are in critical condition will be evacuated first.
KPRC2 will provide further details as they become available.
Read more: https://www.click2houston.com/news/ben-taub-hospital-being-evacuated-due-to-flooding-power-outages
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Ben Taub Hospital being evacuated due to flooding, power outages (Original Post)
herding cats
Aug 2017
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TexasBushwhacker
(20,591 posts)1. Yikes!
herding cats
(19,585 posts)2. Ben Taub Is the primary trauma center for Houston.
This is pretty bad.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,591 posts)4. Exactly. Been there myself
Not only is it our primary trauma center, it's really big. Hundreds of patients will need to be evacuated.
Just saw on the news that a nursing home in Dickson is flooded waste deep. Dickinson was under a voluntary evacuation order. Why were these elderly residents evacuated?
benld74
(9,973 posts)3. Just Mapped its location in Houston
Near Brays Bayou.
Noticed Houston Zoo just north of hospital