Medical equipment
If you or your loved one depend on electrically powered medical equipment, such as a ventilator or kidney dialysis machine, please register for our Life Support Notification Program. When you register for the program, we'll do our best to provide you with additional notice ahead of any planned outages so that you have as much time as possible to prepare.
Register for notifications (PDF, 56 KB)
Additional tips
- Create a list of facilities that provide life-sustaining equipment
- Make sure your emergency kit is always full
- Identify an evacuation route in case elevators are not working
- Keep a cell phone or flashlight handy
- Ask your doctor how to properly store medication that you would normally refrigerate
- Consider purchasing a backup power supply
- Make arrangements to stay with a nearby friend or relative during extended outages