Duke University Hospital, Emergency Department

Patient seen in Duke University Hospital cafeteria after emergency department pipe burst
Cleanup at Duke University Hospital entered its second day Saturday after a burst pipe flooded the hospital’s emergency department a day earlier.
Duke hospital now accepting patents by ambulance after flooding in Emergency Department
Duke University Hospital has lifted the diversion protocol for the Emergency Department and is accepting all EMS traffic. In a statement, hospital officials said: "We extend our heart-felt thanks to area emergency medical services and neighboring hospitals that provided support over these past days as our teams worked to operationalize
Duke University Hospital diversion lifted after flooding in emergency department
Duke University Hospital is now accepting all Emergency Medical Service traffic on Tuesday after a pipe burst on Dec. 26 caused flooding and emergency diversions.
Duke hospital works to restore ED operations after burst pipe
A chilled water pipe used to supply heating and cooling to the building burst around midnight Dec. 26. Since then, Duke has been directing incoming ambulance patients to other hospitals in the area. Patients who arrive by their own means are being treated in unaffected areas throughout the hospital,
Pipe burst at Duke University Hospital causes flooding, emergency diversions, officials say
Ambulance patients headed to Duke Hospital are temporarily being sent to other hospitals after a pipe burst in its facility late Thursday evening.
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