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Elective surgeries resume at William Beaumont Army Med. Center

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FORT BLISS, Texas- According to the William Beaumont Tricare Water Advisery web page, elective surgeries have resumed.

In a post that went up April 19th, the hospital will be using external water sources until the water restriction is offically removed.

The Army hospital is accepting trauma patients as well.

This is a change from April 7th when the hospital decided to divert trauma patients to other nearby hospitals.

ABC-7 reached out to United Medical Center to find out how many patients had been diverted from WBAMC to them.

A hospital offical said that number was 10.

FORT BLISS, Texas- After debris had been found in the water on the main campus of the William Beaumont Army Medical Center an update will be released later today.

On the 7th of April it was reported that the hospital commander had determined that the water was not safe to drink.

In a press release on April 8th the hospital said, "Based on environmental testing, the quality of water is safe for some uses such as routine hand-washing and patient showering. Out of an abundance of caution, the hospital will
continue to restrict water for surgeries, dental, drinking or ingesting, food preparation, and eye wash stations. Portable eye-wash stations have arrived in place of fixed stations for staff usage.

No patients were transferred to other area hospitals due to the water issues. WBAMC
will continue to divert trauma patients to local hospitals."

ABC-7 has reached out to the medical center for an on camera interview and are still waiting for an answer.

A hospital official did confirm that the release would happen later today.

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