Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) canceled all outpatient clinic appointments Wednesday following an unexpected power outage at its main campus. The disruption, first reported around 10:54 a.m., forced the hospital to prioritize critical care and postpone non-urgent services.
The outage impacts families with scheduled appointments and underscores the vulnerability of essential healthcare facilities to unforeseen disruptions. CHLA officials stated that “ongoing power issues impacting operations” led to the decision, and are working to reschedule affected patients.while the cause of the outage remains under inquiry, the hospital has not specified whether other operations beyond outpatient clinics were affected. Patients are advised to expect delays in rescheduling and are encouraged to check the hospital’s website for updates as power is restored.
