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Power outage forces evacuation of 200+ patients from Los Angeles hospital

  • A power outage occurred at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles, affecting over 200 patients.
  • The outage impacted critical care units like the ICU, disrupting patient care.
  • Firefighters manually transported patients down stairwells to ambulances for evacuation.
  • At least 21 critically ill patients were transferred to other hospitals.
  • Non-critical patients were moved to another building as firefighters stabilized the situation.
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