Image of Ambulances Arrive To Evacuate Coler Patients Last Wednesday from Judy BerdyReported earlier this week that Roosevelt Island’s Coler Hospital was flooded by Hurricane Sandy and without power causing the evacuation
A Roosevelt Island resident observes in this tweet:Nurse with back to camera is in childrens unit
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Dim hallway in adult patient unit
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Stairwell
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Outside the hospital: pumping out the water and the non-functioning generator
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The place has not had power, heat or hot food since the storm Monday night.
The power is slowly coming on in one building in Coler with a generator. Tonight it will be 39 degrees on Roosevelt Island and there is still no heat or hot water.




