Update on Belaire Building Evacuation
NEW YORK, 6:30pm—October 11, 2006
Doctors’ offices in both the Belaire Building and the East River Professional Building will be open for business tomorrow. All patient appointments with individual doctors will proceed as scheduled. All surgeries will also proceed as scheduled.
Please remember to check this web site for further updates.
NEW YORK, 5:30pm, October 11, 2006 -- As a precaution, Hospital for Special Surgery evacuated the lower twelve floors of the Belaire Building this afternoon, following a fire caused by a small plane that hit an upper floor of the building.
As the Hospital facility was not in any way affected by this accident, the Hospital continues to be operational for patients and their visitors.
Please remember to check this web site for further updates including access to the Belaire Building.
NEW YORK, 4:30pm, October 11, 2006 -- Doctors' offices and administrative offices in the lower 12 floors of the Belaire building that are occupied by Hospital for Special Surgery have been evacuated as a precaution after an explosion this afternoon in the upper floors of the building.
In addition, guest facilities in the building, which house family members visiting patients at the hospital, were also evacuated as a precaution.
All activities within Hospital for Special Surgery have continued without interruption.
We are monitoring the situation closely and working with emergency officials.
About Hospital for Special Surgery
Founded in 1863, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is a world leader in orthopedics, rheumatology and rehabilitation. HSS is nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics, No. 3 in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report (2007), and has received Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In the 2006 edition of HealthGrades' Hospital Quality in America Study, HSS received five-star ratings for clinical excellence in its specialties. A member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and an affiliate of Weill Medical College of Cornell University, HSS provides orthopedic and rheumatologic patient care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center. All Hospital for Special Surgery medical staff are on the faculty of Weill Medical College of Cornell University. The hospital's research division is internationally recognized as a leader in the investigation of musculoskeletal and autoimmune diseases. Hospital for Special Surgery is located in New York City and online at www.hss.edu.
