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Power outage hits ESI Hospital in Amritsar, patients and doctors affected
✍️ Amar Ujala · Amritsar
🗓 04 Sep 2026, 01:17 PM
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A sudden electricity failure at the ESI Hospital in Amritsar disrupted medical services, leaving patients and staff coping with the outage.
Amritsar's ESI Hospital experienced an unexpected power cut on Tuesday, halting the regular flow of electricity throughout the facility. The outage was reported to have affected all wards and operation theatres, forcing the hospital to rely on emergency lighting and backup arrangements.
The interruption created significant inconvenience for patients undergoing treatment and for doctors attending to critical cases. Medical staff reported difficulty in monitoring equipment and maintaining routine care, while patients expressed concern over the sudden loss of power.
Hospital administrators confirmed that technicians were dispatched to restore supply and that backup generators were being activated to sustain essential services. Authorities have been urged to address the cause of the outage promptly to prevent further disruption to healthcare delivery.
The incident underscores the vulnerability of medical infrastructure to power failures and highlights the need for robust contingency plans in public hospitals across the region.
The interruption created significant inconvenience for patients undergoing treatment and for doctors attending to critical cases. Medical staff reported difficulty in monitoring equipment and maintaining routine care, while patients expressed concern over the sudden loss of power.
Hospital administrators confirmed that technicians were dispatched to restore supply and that backup generators were being activated to sustain essential services. Authorities have been urged to address the cause of the outage promptly to prevent further disruption to healthcare delivery.
The incident underscores the vulnerability of medical infrastructure to power failures and highlights the need for robust contingency plans in public hospitals across the region.