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How hospitals are dealing with water outages during historic winter storm Grace White Replay Video Houston area hospitals are without water Wednesday night as emergency rooms fill with patients from the cold. Houston Methodist said two of its community hospitals, Houston Methodist West and Houston Methodist Baytown, are operating without water but still able to take care of patients with back-up supply. It’s a problem we’re seeing across the Houston and Galveston areas. As the cold weather continues to crush Texas, it’s also putting a strain on frontline workers. “Due ...

Texas Hospitals and Homes Lose Water Due to Winter Storm 18 Feb 2021 Utility shortages in Texas spread to the state’s water supply as the winter storms continue. Hospitals and millions of homes do not have reliable water service. A dependable water supply is now on the list of Texan’s concerns after enduring days of power outages and freezing weather conditions. Hospitals in multiple cities are reporting disruption of water supplies and nearly 12 million Texas residents are without dependable, clean water. Nearly 600 public water systems in 141 of Texas 254 counties reported disruptions i...

The rules are the rules, but Galveston County Judge Mark Henry isn’t happy about them. The state of Texas on Tuesday tightened restrictions on businesses and hospitals in Galveston County and the surrounding region because the state’s data show an increase in the number of people being treated in local hospitals for COVID-19. For seven days in a row, more than 15 percent of hospital capacity in Galveston and eight nearby counties were being used by COVID-19 patients, according to the state. Under orders issued by Gov. Greg Abbott in October, the rate triggered a return to COVID-rela...