Rush Medical Center Repairs AC; Building Still Hot but Temps Slowly Dropping

AC issue prompts hours-long bypass at Rush ER during extreme heat in Chicago: spokesperson

An air conditioning issue prompted an hours-long bypass at Rush University Medical Center's emergency room during sweltering heat on Monday, a hospital spokesperson said.

Rush University Medical Center diverts ambulances, cancels surgeries over broken AC

Rush University Medical Center's main tower lost air conditioning Monday morning. A chilled water line for the 14-story, butterfly-shaped building on the Near West Side was temporarily down, impacting AC systems, Rush spokesperson Tobin Klinger told the Sun-Times. The line has been repaired, but the damage means the building won't be cooled down until later this afternoon, he said. The emergency room, which is at the base of the tower, is divert…

Rush temporarily loses air conditioning, forcing ER to go on bypass and appointments to be canceled

Rush University Medical Center experienced a temporary loss of air conditioning Monday morning, spokesperson Tobin Klinger said. As a result, the hospital’s emergency room was put on bypass, meaning that ambulances in the area were instructed to take patients to other hospitals, and many operating room procedures were canceled. On Monday morning, a chilled water line in the medical center’s Tower building went down. While the damage was repaired…

Rush Medical Center repairs AC; building still hot but temps slowly dropping

Rush Medical Center is experiencing a cooling issue Monday morning which has caused appointments to be canceled and the emergency room to go on bypass.

Rush University cooling system restored after failure halts surgeries, diverts ambulances

A cooling system outage at Rush Hospital led to ambulance diversions and canceled surgeries on Monday.

Emergency room at Rush hospital no longer on full 'bypass' after AC issue resolved

The emergency room at Rush Medical Center in Chicago was taken off bypass for most ambulances as the facility worked to restore air conditioning.