'We Feel Gobsmacked': State Of Emergency Is One-Two Punch For Norwood Hospital Workers

NORWOOD, MA — For Linda Barton and other nurses at Norwood Hospital, when it rains, it pours.

“We feel gobsmacked, just knocked over,” said Barton.

She took pictures of the towels she threw, trying to soak up floodwater gushing into Norwood Hospital’s intensive care unit Sunday.

“Water started coming in from the ceiling, and the power went out,” she said.

The Town of Norwood declared a state of emergency Tuesday, seeking state and federal aid.

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