More inpatients displaced following water leak at Halifax’s Abbie Lane building
Nearly two dozen inpatients in a mental health and addictions unit in Halifax have been moved or sent home following a water leak Friday that affected three floors of the building.
Health authority says 20 out of 48 beds for mental health and addictions patients can’t be used
Nearly two dozen inpatients of a mental health and addictions unit in Halifax have been moved or discharged following a water leak Friday that affected three floors of the building.
Nova Scotia’s health authority said Tuesday that 20 of 48 beds at the Abbie J. Lane Memorial Building have been taken out of service.
The water damage means the number of mental health and addictions inpatient beds that are available has been temporarily cut provincewide. Nova Scotia Health said it is examining how it can increase capacity.
The health authority reported Friday that five patients had been relocated, but had warned the number could increase in the coming days.
Spokesperson Brendan Elliott said the leak came from a sprinkler. A news release said the damage is being assessed, and it’s unclear when the repairs will be made or when the beds can be used again.
The health authority said anyone who needs to be admitted for mental health and addictions reasons will be cared for, but it might mean they have to stay at a facility farther from home than usual.
