Updated: Four wards closed after fire and power cut at East Midlands hospital

The trust has had to close the coronary care, intensive care and emergency assessment units. The accident and emergency department was closed following the incident and but reopened on Wednesday for non-urgent conditions only. Full A&E services will not resume until power has been restored to both the coronary and intensive care wards.

Patients requiring serious emergency care will be taken to A&E at two other United Lincolnshire sites, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Trust or Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.

HSJ understands that 30 patients have been moved to other areas of the hospital. It has not been confirmed when these patients will be moved back.

All operations and outpatient clinics for Thursday have been cancelled. The trust has said it hopes to resume normal service within the next few days.

Trust medical director Suneil Kapadia said: “I’m pleased to say that for non-urgent conditions Grantham A&E has reopened.

“Four wards including the coronary care and intensive care units remain affected by the power cut. Until the CCU and ICU have power, a full A&E service cannot be provided. The most serious patients who may require CCU and ICU will be taken by ambulance to A&E departments in other hospitals.

“Staff are working through the night to get these wards open as soon as possible. We hope to resume normal services in the next few days.”