It's Gone Batty in the Hospital

**polis** · September 17th, 2008, 05:42 AM

Memorial Hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico has been a little batty lately. It's probably because they've encountered up to seven bats in the Imaging area of the hospital. So far they haven't found any bats in any other areas of the hospital. They say no patient has had contact with a bat and they trying to figure how the bats got in the hospital while they are taking necessary steps to keep bats from getting near anyone.

The hospital's chief operating officer said only a handful of bats have been seen in the hospital, and they are doing everything they can to keep the bats from making human contact.

“Bats have a bad reputation of the concern is always rabies. In New Mexico, it's been decades since we've had a human rabies case,” said Chris Minnick, spokesman for the New Mexico Department of Health.

Some bats have been spotted this week inside the hospital's imaging area. So far, the staff has only seen about seven bats. Administrators are taking the necessary steps to make sure they stay away from people.

“We contacted the Department of Health had their support to investigate what's going on. We contacted Animal Control to take care and transport the bats away and then we've been working with outside contractors,” said Steve Hyde, Memorial Medical Center Chief Operating Officer.

In addition, the hospital has screened off access points for the creatures, like in ceiling vents, and postponed elective cases in the imaging area. No bats were found in the ER or other areas.

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/17491556/detail.html

**RockRGrl** · September 17th, 2008, 11:17 AM

eeeekkkk.....bats freak the shit outta me!

**polis** · September 17th, 2008, 11:13 PM

maybe they were just looking for the blood bank?

*cymbal clash*

bad joke. ;)

**WhatThe** · September 18th, 2008, 12:25 AM

Bats used to get into my house once in a while when I was little. They would get in our chimney somehow, come through the furnace and make their way up through the basement. I will never forget that flapping sound. Once it was while a friend was sleeping over. "Hey Dad! There's another bat in the house." Still gives me the shivers.