Water Floods Frisco Hospital; Patients Evacuated

A broken pipe flooded a Frisco hospital Wednesday night, forcing dozens of patients and staff to evacuate.

The leak sent water flowing from the third floor of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial, on Lebanon Road, at about 7:50 p.m.

Within minutes, Frisco firefighters arrived at the hospital and shut off the water supply to the building.

"Following the leak, the hospital experienced electrical problems resulting in intermittent power loss throughout the hospital," Dana Baird, City of Frisco spokeswoman said in a news release.

"Frisco firefighters determined the hospital's 'back up' generator was unsafe under the circumstance and the decision was made to evacuate," Baird said.

Several ambulances and multi-patient vehicles from Frisco and Flower Mound converged on the site to transfer a total of 27 patients to other hospitals, according to Craig Vivale, a hospital spokesman.

Vivale told NBC DFW the hospital did not lose power, and patients in the effected areas of the building to taken to other nearby Baylor Scott & White facilities.

"We're transporting the critical patients first," Frisco Fire Assistant Chief Lee Glover said in a city news release. "The hospital has enacted its emergency plan and, as a result, is advising where to relocate patients."

Hospital officials said the cause of the water leak was located and the pipe was being repaired, Baird said.

The hospital released the following statement Thursday morning:

"Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Centennial continues repair on a water line in the facility that was damaged Wednesday night, impacting three patient floors. A majority of the 27 patients who were in the affected areas of the building were transferred to other nearby Baylor Scott & White facilities. Friends and family of patients who have questions about the situation may call the hospital for more information.

Baylor Scott & White – Centennial would like to thank the Frisco Police Department, Frisco Fire Department, local EMS services, and others involved in this effort. The safety of our patients and care team members is our top priority."

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians were stationed outside the building to help with any emergency walk-ups or drive-ups.

Hospital administrators said Thursday morning efforts to repair the waterline are underway but they did not say when the hospital was expected to reopen.