Submitted by [deleted] t3_123j52s in philadelphia
PhillyAccount t1_jdut2w5 wrote
Restaurants, hospitals, schools...everything is going to be fucked if the water is compromised
bestdadhandsdown t1_jduwr2g wrote
Hospitals most certain have the infrastructure in place for this type of emergency.
bierdimpfe t1_jduzwbo wrote
Would this be in the form of reserve water supplies, water treatment equipment, something else?
felldestroyed t1_jdv388s wrote
Reserve. Hospitals, assisted living center, and skilled nursing facilities are required to have on site water for 72 hours and a contract for a 1 month supply with a 3rd party supplier (typically sysco). These are rules baked into medicare/state law.
rndljfry t1_jdv5s18 wrote
Sounds like communism, imagine how much more profitable the hospitals could be without stupid useless regulations like this
felldestroyed t1_jdv68kr wrote
Well, if we didn't have these regulations, the hospital will totally 100% pass on the savings to you! That's how capitalism works, duh! /s if that was needed
rndljfry t1_jdv7d4l wrote
My favorite story on this topic is that when the sugar tax went into effect, my employer "made up for it" by increasing the price of a 12oz iced tea by $0.70 to offset the $0.18 tax.
rushrhees t1_jdv0jh3 wrote
Probably a combination of those and they probably hold off anything elective until water is fixed
bestdadhandsdown t1_jduzymr wrote
I would imagine huge reserves.
Wuz314159 t1_jdv1suq wrote
You overestimate the power of the average hospital.
Dudemaintain t1_jdv2sp1 wrote
I agree. Plan or not, this has exposed how unready most of us are. We ain’t ready.
purple_pita_eater t1_jdv17wn wrote
We just had extra cases of water bottles last night
[deleted] OP t1_jdv3poa wrote
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