Emergency Department Re-Opens Following Freon Leak At Suburban

Update, 5:45 p.m.: The Emergency Department has re-opened and all operations are back to normal, according to hospital spokeswoman Ronna Borenstein-Levy.

Patient care wasn't impacted during the leak, Borenstein-Levy said.

Original Story: A small freon leak caused several offices to be evacuated at Suburban Hospital Tuesday afternoon, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue reported via Twitter.

There were no injuries and no patients were evacuated from the hospital, tweeted Assistant Chief Scott Graham, a Fire and Rescue spokesman.

The leak originated from a cooling system in the IT Department in the basement of the hospital, used to keep the IT equipment cool, according to a statement posted on Suburban Hospital's website.

"There is no impact to patient care except that our Emergency Department is closed to new patients," the statement read.