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A woman was killed at the end of last month due to a power outage and failed backup generator in a Bronx nursing home. Luckily, everyone else involved was transferred and survived.
The woman in question was a 49-year-old patient in critical condition and reliant on a ventilator, with a do not resuscitate order.
The trouble began on at 1:20 am on Sunday, November 27, when a Con Edison electric phase transformer blew out. The backup generator also did not work properly. 4300 customers relied on that power in the Bronx's Gun Hill-Eastchester, Pelham Gardens, and Morris Park area, including 37 patients, who were on ventilators at an affected nursing home, the 200-bed Eastchester Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Staff and emergency crews, including 12 FDNY units, rushed to transfer vulnerable patients to nearby clinics. They were able to save all but one. By 4 am, all those in critical condition on ventilators had been transferred.
The nursing home and Con Edison are currently investigating the cause of the incident and no criminality is suspected. Power began to be restored by 3:30am and was fully restored around 6:30am.
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