A year after superstorm Sandy, officials at Bellevue Hospital Center say they’re ready for a flood, according to an article on the CBS New York website.
After suffering damage in the Oct. 29, 2012, storm, Bellevue was back to full service about 100 days later. Most of Bellevue’s major damage was in its 180,000-square-foot basement, which filled up with water in less than an hour, according to the article.
Steven Alexander, the hospital’s executive director, said massive transformers that have been moved from the basement to the first floor. Bellevue also installed flood barriers outside to block its truck ramps, where water poured into the building during Sandy. Alexander said the walls can be erected in two hours.
Listen to the full interview.
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