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California hospitals plan for power outages

Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, June 7, 2020

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By John Palmer

California hospitals already dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic must also be ready for another hardship—planned power outages.

Developed by the state’s energy providers over the last two years as a response to historic wildfires that burned thousands of acres and threatened hospitals across the state, the rolling blackouts aim to prevent fires during the windy weather that often accompanies fire season.

Power companies such as Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) have begun the precautionary power outages to prevent high winds from downing power lines, a wildfire hazard.

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