Most services have returned for patients at the Fort Bliss hospital, including elective surgeries and trauma cases, after an internal plumbing issue caused a halt to water use at the facility 12 days ago, officials at the Texas Army base said Tuesday.
The hospital at Fort Bliss has approved its water supply for some uses after flushing the pipes at the 9-month-old facility, but officials have not signed off on its use for surgeries or drinking four days after declaring it unsafe, according to the west Texas Army base.