(LAGRANGE) – Parkview LaGrange Hospital is going to be closed temporarily.

Hospital officials say due to an air conditioning outage, that is expected to last up to 48 hours, the Hospital will be closed. This is being done to support the safety of patients and co-workers..

All hospital in patients have been transferred to other facilities. In addition, all scheduled surgeries and procedures have been re-scheduled.

Area residents in need of emergency care are encouraged to call 9-1-1 or travel to the closest emergency room.

Individuals who are seeking emergency care at Parkview LaGrange Hospital will be directed to a temporary Emergency Department, located inside the Hospital’s medical office building, which was not impacted by the outage. Those patients will receive an emergency medical screening exam and be guided to appropriate care. Obstetrics screenings will also be available.

Because the medical office building is unaffected by the outage, all Parkview Physicians Group clinics there remain open.

Hospital officials say the situation is being closely monitored and the public will be notified when full services resume.