A winter storm warning is in effect on Sunday, February 7 from 6:00 a.m. to 9: 00 p.m. due to a fast-moving storm that is expected to bring another 4 to 8 inches of snow to our region. Snowfall rates around 1 inch per hour are expected for a period during the late morning and early afternoon. Snowfall totals may be less than initially anticipated.
Operations Impact:
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center, and St. Joseph’s Healthcare & Rehab Center will function normally on Sunday, February 7 with modified parking. All staff are expected to report to their scheduled shifts.
The following preparations will be made for parking, snow removal, and employee transport:
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center Center Campus
- The inbound lanes of the O and 11 Getty (275/300/400/500 HP) parking lots will be closed at 7:00 p.m. tonight (Saturday, February 6) , with signage directing all staff to the parking garage.
- The inbound lanes of the parking garage roof will be closed at 7:00 p.m. tonight.
- These parking measures will continue throughout the snow storm. We will reevaluate for Monday, February 8.
- One vehicle will be available for employee transport, for critical staffing needs only. To access this service, work through the Nursing Staff office.
St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center Campus
- Visitor Parking Lots 2 & 3 will be closed on Saturday evening (February 6) and will remain closed until Monday, February 8 for snow removal.
- The Employee Parking Lot will be closed during the morning hours of Monday, February 8. Employees must park in Visitor Parking Lot # 2. We aim to open the Employee Parking Lot by 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
- The Executive, 3-11, and Emergency Department parking lots will be addressed by Maintenance on Sunday, February 7.
- One vehicle will be available for employee transport, for critical staffing needs only. To access this service, work through the Nursing Staff office.
Operations on Monday, February 8
Based on the timing of the storm, we currently do not foresee any impacts to Monday’s operations. All Ambulatory/Outpatient and Physician Practices should plan to open at normal hours, including vaccine clinic locations. The Vaccine Testing sites may have a slight delayed opening if the storm lingers longer than anticipated, as we will need to make sure the snow clean up complete.
Check back on SJH Alert for another update around 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 7.