Hurricane Sandy: The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
- twitchy.com
- A line of ambulances outside of NYU Langone Medical Center, waiting to evacuate patients.
There were so many people who acted incredibly heroically last night, but perhaps one of the most exceptional stories was that of NYU Langone Medical Center. The backup generator at the hospital failed and all of the patients had to be evacuated, including babies who were in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), which is located on the ninth floor of the hospital. This means that nurses and doctors had to carry these babies down nine flights of stairs and into the waiting ambulances where they were whisked away to other area hospitals. Coney Island Hospital and Bellevue Hospital also had power failures but did not need to be evacuated.