UCLA assesses water damage
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An environmental services firm was called Wednesday to the new Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, scheduled to open May 4, to assess damage from a water leak traced to a faulty plumbing connection to a coffee maker.
The leak was detected about 6 a.m. on the eighth floor of the nearly $830-million hospital’s north tower, and workers began a cleanup.
Officials at the Westwood hospital said they called in the environmental firm “out of caution” to evaluate whether any significant damage had been caused on any floors where water originating from the leak was found.
“Our No. 1 priority is to make sure the building is fully ready to welcome patients and provide the highest level of care,” David Feinberg, chief executive of the UCLA Hospital System, and James Atkinson, who is directing the transition to the new facility from the campus’ old medical center, said in a statement.
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-- Martha Groves
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