The health system evacuated the clinic Dec. 29 after a beam in the building failed. Staffers heard a loud crack and saw a wall sagging about 2 inches, according to the report. About 100 patients and 100 staff members were inside during the event. No one was injured.
“We feel pretty confident that it’s secure — structurally stable — right now. But we’re only letting people in to get essential items out of there, and we continue to do that at this point,” Ken Vein, administrative director of Altru Health System, said Tuesday, according to the report. Mr. Vein said he expected to meet with engineers to discuss the issue that day.
Altru Health officials said in a statement that the Main Clinic is expected to remain closed throughout the week, but reopen once they receive “final confirmation” that the building structure is safe, according to the report.
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