HOSPITAL OFFICIALS PROBE CAUSE OF OUTAGE

 

STILL NO WORD ON WHY THE POWER WAS KNOCKED OUT AT PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL IN ALBUQUERQUE OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. THE POWER WENT OUT ON SATURDAY MORNING BUT HAS SINCE BEEN RESTORED. IN ADDITION TO THE OUTAGE, PRESBYTERIAN'S BACK UP GENERATOR DIDN'T WORK FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS. THREE PATIENTS HAD TO BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER HOSPITALS IN TOWN.

PRESBYTERIAN OFFICIALS ARE STILL LOOKING INTO THE REASONS FOR THE OUTAGE AND WHY THE GENERATOR DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY KICK IN.