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BMC Brighton ICU Patients Evacuated After Fire
The hospital said all patients and staff are safe, while 24 ICU patients and two others were transferred for continued care.
- On Wednesday, an electrical room fire at Boston Medical Center-Brighton forced evacuation of patients from the facility, the former St. Elizabeth's Hospital on Cambridge Street.
- The fire knocked out power to portions of the hospital, forcing BMC Brighton to rely on backup generators while suspending elective procedures and closing ambulatory clinics.
- Boston Fire Department Chief of Operations Patrick Ellis described the evacuation as "labor intensive," with staff using Stokes baskets to carry patients down stairwells to avoid elevator risks.
- Twenty-Six patients, including those from the intensive care unit, were transferred to other facilities and the main Boston Medical Center campus. Boston EMS Deputy Superintendent Sharon Efstathiou said they "needed advanced care life support."
- BMC Brighton President Paul Smith confirmed all patients and staff are safe with no reported injuries, though the hospital is not currently accepting ambulance patients as assessments continue.
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