Neonatal ward in Karak hospital evacuated after ceiling collapse

By Petra - May 08,2014 - Last updated at May 08,2014

KARAK — Health Minister Ali Hiasat on Thursday checked on the situation at Karak Public Hospital after the ceiling of the neonatal unit collapsed as a result of the heavy rain.

The minister pledged to have the unit restored as soon as possible.

The unit is part of a new ward that has been recently inaugurated as part of an expansion project financed by USAID.

Hospital Director Ali Hamaideh said heavy rain caused part of the unit’s internal infrastructure to fall, and because water started to leak, the babies were transferred to the old neonatal unit at the hospital and to the neonatal unit at Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein Military Hospital.

None of the babies was hurt in the incident, he added.

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