A burst pipe is a major headache for a homeowner, but imagine how serious the problem becomes if it happens at a hospital. During the recent “polar vortex,” a pipe burst at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, reports The Associated Press.

Citing officials at the hospital, The AP reports that the pipe burst at approximately 6 a.m. on Tuesday. The incident flooded the sixth floor and damaged several floors below, according to Boston.com. The AP adds that the E.R. stayed open, but ambulance traffic was sent to nearby hospitals while patients were moved to unaffected rooms.

Citing Brigham and Women’s Hospital spokeswoman Erin McDonough, Boston.com notes that the hospital removed anything touched by the pipe water in order to prevent the buildup of mold. Approximately 50 percent of elective surgeries scheduled for Wednesday were postponed, according to the spokeswoman.

“Everyone really wants to see how it goes,” McDonough said, according to Boston.com. “The goal is to get as many cases on as scheduled, as long as we can do so safely.”

Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston wasn’t the only U.S. hospital to be negatively impacted by the extreme temperatures. The AP reports in a different article that George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., also experienced a burst pipe and flooding, as a result. The flooding reportedly affected 33 patient rooms.

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