An issue with a boiler in the Sackville Memorial Hospital is under repair today, and the facility is relying on a backup boiler until it is fixed, says hospital executive director, Christa Wheeler-Thorne.
The hospital is operating normally today, with no disruption of services, says the Horizon manager.
In an email response to CHMA, Wheeler-Thorne says hospital staff reported a strong smell emanating from one of the building’s boilers on Sunday evening. The hospital staff moved “a small number of admitted patients away from the area as a precaution,” says Wheeler-Thorne, and called local firefighters and Horizon facilities personnel.
A service technician identified a mechanical issue with the boiler which is now under repair.
Reports of a gas leak at the hospital on a local Sackville Facebook group were simply not true, says Wheeler-Thorne. “Horizon wishes to stress that the situation was in no way related to a gas/fuel leak, and we would like to sincerely thank our patients and their families for their cooperation while this incident was investigated,” says Wheeler-Thorne.
Sackville Fire chief Craig Bowser confirmed that Sackville Fire & Rescue responded to a call at the hospital Sunday evening for a diesel smell. “The smell was identified, and the remainder of the building was searched with negative results,” explained Bowser via email.
