Unpleasant odour empties Gatton Hospital on Good Friday

Gatton Hospital was decanted on Good Friday after an unpleasant odour was detected. Picture: UNSPLASH

Gatton Hospital was decanted on the afternoon of Good Friday March 29, after an unpleasant odour was reported about 1:30pm.

Twenty-one patients were safely decanted from the hospital as a precaution.

West Moreton Health liased with Queensland Ambulance Service and other hospitals in the region to arrange the safe transfer of patients.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services investigated the smell and identified a UPS battery pack in the medical imaging area as the source.

The hospital was given the all-clear from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services to reopen.

WEST MORETON HEALTH