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Texas hospitals running out of water. Some facilities are evacuating.
Timothy Bella, Katie Shepherd, Fenit Nirappil and Frances Stead Sellers, The Washington Post
Feb. 19, 2021
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The historic storms and power outages pummeling Texas are shutting down water and heat at hospitals across the state, forcing some facilities to turn patients away and take drastic steps to conserve resources.
Health systems are reporting hundreds of their employees sleeping overnight because of perilous road conditions. Many patients who are ready for discharge are stuck because they have no power at home. And many others are showing up at hospitals in search of a warm place to sleep or to keep lifesaving medical equipment powered.