Bellevue Hospital evacuating 500-700 patients

Manhattan: 462 1 Ave Units on scene reporting all 500 Patients from Bellevue Hospital being evacuated att.

— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) October 31, 2012

BELLEVUE UPDATE – the generator's oil pumps are flooded out…700 patients to be evacuated…evacuation could take 2 days

— Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) October 31, 2012

Twitchy told you about power losses at NYU Langone  and Bellevue hospitals in New York City late Monday night and early Tuesday morning resulting from Hurricane Sandy. Patients at Langone were evacuated to several other area medical facilities.

This afternoon, Bellevue evacuated an estimated 500 patients after hurricane damage hampered operations and backup generators failed.

Best wishes and prayers to FDNY, hospital staff, and patients as the move gets underway.

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Bellevue Hospital, the oldest continuously operating hospital in the U.S, is being evacuated. City had said it was on back-up power. #Sandy

— Michael Howard Saul (@MichaelHwrdSaul) October 31, 2012

RT @sgallman: #CNN: 700 patients will need to be evacuated from Bellevue Hospital. Source says it could take up to two days. #Sandy

— Karen Smith (@KarenCNN) October 31, 2012

So sad RT @DNDailyPolitics: Evacuation site. Bellevue Hospital, NYC. #sandy @ Bellevue Hospital Center http://t.co/yz6Q5uWh

— Laura Molinari (@LauraAMolinari) October 31, 2012