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BROCKTON, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton resumed normal operations Sunday morning one day after a power outage led to the closure and evacuation of some parts of the hospital.
The Brockton Emergency Management Agency (BEMA) first reported around 11 a.m. Saturday morning that Good Samaritan was in condition black (otherwise known as code black) and not accepting any new patients due to "emergency issues."
A spokesperson for Steward Health Care, Good Samaritan's parent company, said the hospital was dealing with a power outage.
BEMA director Steve Hooke later clarified in a Facebook post that the outage was due to a flooding situation. Hooke said while some Good Samaritan patients were moved to other Steward facilities, most remained at the hospital and were safe because not all sections of the hospital were affected.
At 4:30 p.m. Saturday, BEMA posted on social media that the Good Samaritan Medical Center emergency room was still open to walk-in patients, but all ambulances were still being diverted to other hospitals.
In an 8 a.m. update Sunday morning, BEMA said Good Samaritan was fully open and accepting all ambulances.
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