AL hospital damaged by tornado
The Birmingham News, April 28, 2011
The Cullman County Emergency Management Agency is investigating reports of tornado damage at the Cullman Regional Medical Center, said Cullman County Emergency Management Director Phyllis Little. "We have not been able to confirm it," she said. The extent of the damage is not known. A spokeswoman for the medical center said there has not significant damage at the facility, but they are on emergency power. "We have not moved any patients out, and don't expect to," said Lindsey Dossey, public relations director for the hospital. “There is some debris around the hospital and they are trying to determine if any damage from the hospital contributed to the debris.”
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