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How Chicago hospitals dealt with polar vortex

Chicago was colder than Mount Everest and Antarctica last week


Chicago was colder than Mount Everest and Antarctica last week and area hospitals geared up to help keep people warm and safe, according to the Becker’s Hospital Review website.

Chicago-area hospitals helped patients during the cold weather in a number of ways:

• AMITA Health Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center held a cold weather drive to collect winter clothing to give to patients who did not arrive in proper attire

• The emergency rooms at Mount Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital  functioned as warming centers and offered free coffee and hot chocolate 

 

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February 6, 2019


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