{"id":134159,"date":"2026-07-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=134159"},"modified":"2026-07-21T21:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:18:12","slug":"update-on-durham-outpatient-center-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/07\/21\/update-on-durham-outpatient-center-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on Durham Outpatient Center repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Updated at 6:35 p.m. July 21<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work continues to restore operations in the Durham Outpatient Center after the water leak early Monday morning. Here are the latest developments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Level 2 will open with full operations on Wednesday, July 22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work continues on level 3 with the intention of normal operations on Friday, July 24<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Levels 4 and 5 will remain closed for the rest of the week\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not enter these areas unless you are actively working on the Facilities response<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A decision will be made later in the week about operations on levels 4 and 5 for the week of July 27<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ambulatory Operations continues to reschedule appointments that were impacted by this incident<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Updated at 9:15 a.m. July 21<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the water leak in the Durham Outpatient Center, levels four and five will be closed for the rest of this week. This includes the following clinics:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Olson Center for Women&#8217;s Health (including mammography)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specialty Clinic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UNMC Dental Clinic on level three will be closed at least through Wednesday, July 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOC ground, first and second floors plan to operate normally on Tuesday, July 21, with the exception of the Heart &amp; Vascular clinic, which will operate on a modified schedule, and the Cornerstone Gift Shop, which will be closed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ambulatory Operations will continue to contact patients to reschedule appointments at alternate locations or later dates.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Levels four and five of the MSB were also impacted by the leak and will be closed.&nbsp; Facilities identified, isolated, and repaired the broken water line around 7 a.m. Monday morning. 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