St. Peter’s Health Partners’ Albany Memorial Campus, which has been closed this weekend due to flooding, will reopen to patients Monday at 7 a.m. This includes the Emergency Department, which has been on diversion since the Friday event.
“I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to everyone involved – especially our dedicated facilities team and restoration crews – who have been working around the clock to safely restore services to the Albany Memorial Campus,” said Kim Baker, senior vice president of hospital operations for St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP). “I would also like express my gratitude to our patients and colleagues for their understanding and flexibility which have aided us in responding swiftly to this incident.”
Shortly after 1 p.m. Friday, a faulty cap on a water pipe dislodged, covering a significant portion of the building’s first floor, basement, and subfloor in water. In response, patients and employees were safely evacuated out of an abundance of caution while incoming patients to the Emergency Department were diverted to other nearby facilities. No one was injured.
The Albany Memorial Campus does not have any inpatient beds but is home to a number of specialty and outpatient services. SPHP’s facilities team worked with local restoration companies, including Quick Response, throughout the weekend to remove the water and initiate cleanup. Flood water impacted several patient care areas as well as the cafeteria and main elevators. Cleanup and remediation in these areas is ongoing and will likely continue throughout the next two weeks.
Select services in those areas are coming back online and will resume patient care in the coming days. All impacted patients have been notified and their appointments either moved to another SPHP location or rescheduled for a future date.
Patients, colleagues, and visitors are asked to enter through the Main Entrance and follow all posted signage and wayfinding. Only the West wing elevator is accessible at this time.
In addition to our patients and colleagues, SPHP would like to thank our first responders and counterparts at other Capital Region emergency departments for their continued cooperation and assistance.
