There have been times in the past when the electricity went out at Medical Arts Clinic. When that happens, medical workers must relocate vaccinations stored in the clinic’s cold storage to the nearby hospital’s freezers.
Luckily, when it occurs there usually is a staff member on duty to transfer the medications. The only problem is, the clinic is open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. If a power outage lasting eight hours occurs over the weekend or after hours, the clinic could lose $50,000 worth of medications.
The clinic’s electrical power has been disrupted multiple times from just a ...