Brotzu, gradual reopening: «The tests on the electrical system have been completed»

After Saturday's blackout and the test carried out today on the electrical systems that went haywire, the Brotzu in Cagliari reopens. What then turned into a nightmare for patients and doctors was triggered by a fault in an electrical substation.

The hospital's activities remained on standby today, awaiting the green light from the technical office, guaranteeing only life-saving interventions and assistance to the 527 patients already admitted to the facility . Today's blackout resulted in the "total blockade of the operating rooms and the emergency room, with a blockade of the cardiac intensive unit", as explained by Raimondo Pinna, medical director of Arnas Brotzu.

The long-awaited restart will not be at full capacity and will proceed gradually: only half of the 21 operating rooms will be accessible and the haemodynamics department will operate exclusively for emergencies.

(Unioneonline/vf)