KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Southeast Regional Health Authority (SERHA) says no patients were adversely affected by Saturday morning’s flooding incident in the Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department and the operating theatres of the Kingston Public Hospital.

Confirming the incident which circulated on social media, SERHA said a defective pressure switch had caused excess pressure on the water systems, bursting the water pipes and flooding the departments.

It said some services were affected, noting particularly that services in the A&E Department were temporarily relocated to another section of the hospital.

“The pressure switch and the burst pipes have been fixed and clean-up operations continue at the hospital. We have also made arrangements with other health facilities in the health region to accommodate patients, if that becomes necessary,” said SERHA’s Regional Director, Errol Greene.

“We are also inspecting the electrical system to ensure no damage has been done, even as we continue to offer health services to the public. Thanks to the hospital staff and the technical team for their swift action to ensure that there was minimal interruption in our services,” Greene added.

KPH is the largest multidisciplinary hospital in the country and the largest trauma centre.