On Saturday, August 23, 2008, the massive North Medical Center in Liverpool suffered serious water damages as the result of a broken water line. The broken line, which ran off of a heat pump, was on the third floor of the complex, flooding down to the first floor. In all, six medical suites were affected.

Stanley Steemer was contacted immediately after the discovery early on that Saturday evening. Within one hour of the emergency call from the property owner, 12 certified technicians were at the complex mitigating the damages. Working until after 1am that night, the technicians extracted all the standing water, removing damaged ceiling tiles, took care of wet contents and protected furnishings and equipment from further damage.

Since a majority of the walls were wet throughout the six suites, the cove base was removed and holes were drilled at the base of the walls to allow airflow into the walls to dry them efficiently. All contents and furniture was placed on foam blocks, and drying equipment was installed throughout.

In an effort to minimize the interruption to the medical operations at the facility for the upcoming week, the full crew of technicians worked through the day on Sunday as well to get all the suites cleaned up and drying efficiently. The affected suites only had to cancel appointments for Monday, to allow enough drying time to take place.

To allow for patient appointments for Tuesday and Wednesday, technicians removed the drying equipment in the morning prior to business and reinstalled it after the close of business. The suites were dry on Thursday and all carpets were cleaned the following weekend, putting the complex back on track, without much interruption to their operations.

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