<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">**Important please read entire email**</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">At this time the RWJ New Brunswick ER is <b><u>closed</u></b> to all patients (including trauma) due to an electrical issue/power outage. This means NO patients can be transported here. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br style="line-height: 1.22em;"></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Although I have been seeing the NJ Hippocrates system updated about every two hours, they are simply extending the divert for another two hours. As of the last update I received they are expecting this to be a prolonged outage and they don't anticipate repairs being completed anywhere from late tonight to sometime </span><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.22em;">Monday morning</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">. Until repairs are completed, the ER will remain closed.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Once it reopens I will again send notification. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">~~This is important as they are our closest Level 1 trauma center, the other 2 in NJ are minimally 1-1.5 hours away. The closest trauma center (Level 2) is </span>Capital Health Regional Medical Center<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> (750 Brunswick Ave, Trenton, NJ 08638)</span>, which is still about 45 minutes away. Please keep this all in mind when first arriving on a scene and triaging the patient(s) in determining if the best course of action is the send the patient by ground or by air.~~</div><div><span class="blue13bold" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span class="blue13bold" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Level I Trauma Centers</span><ul class="normal" style="line-height: 14.079999923706055px;"><li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">UMDNJ-University Hospital, Newark </span></li><li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick </span></li><li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden </span></li></ul><span class="blue13bold" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Level II Trauma Centers</span><ul class="normal" style="line-height: 14.079999923706055px;"><li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack </span></li><li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson </span></li><li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City </span></li><li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown </span></li><li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Capital Health System at Fuld, Trenton<b> *Closest*</b> </span></li><li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune </span></li><li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City</span></li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thank you, <br>Brian Low-Beer, Chief<br>Kendall Park First Aid and Rescue Squad<br><a href="tel:1-888-842-6060;862" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4">1-888-842-6060 ext. 862</a><br><br>To reach an on-call Officer <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5">24/7</a> dial:<br><a href="tel:1-888-842-6060" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6">1-888-842-6060</a> and press 2<br><br><i>This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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