Brigham & Women's Hospital

Sources tell Team 5 Investigates that inspection permits for 56 elevators throughout the entire Brigham & Women's Hospital campus had expired, including:

Main elevators inspection
Issued 1/11/07 and 1/12/07
Expired 1/11/08 and 1/12/08

Amory elevators inspection
Issued 1/11/07 and 1/12/07
Expired 1/11/08 and 1/12/08

"We take responsibility for not filing for the 2008 permits on time, as we should have with the state; we are sorry that this procedural error occurred.

We noticed the mistake late in 2008 and have since paid the fees for the 2009 permits and the inspection, which is scheduled for March. We have put a plan into place to make certain any delay in permitting will not happen again.

We are confident our elevators are safe, because our on-site licensed elevator technician performs preventive maintenance throughout the year on all the elevator equipment in the hospital to insure safe operation."

Peter R. Brown
Vice-President, Public Affairs
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Children's Hospital

Main elevators inspection
Issued 3/12/07
Expired 3/12/08

New inspection permits remain unresolved

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Lobby elevators inspection
Issued 1/4/08
Expired 1/4/09

A hospital spokesman tells Team 5 Investigates that DFCI requested inspections of its elevators a couple of months ago, before they expired in January, and DFCI is still waiting for the state to schedule inspections.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Shapiro Building elevator inspections

Issued 4/14/2008 and 4/15/2008

A note on the inspection states that the permit expired 90 days after being issued, and that BIDMC should "prepare for re-inspection."

A hospital spokesman tells Team 5 Investigates that general daytime inspections were conducted April 11, 2008 and April 14, 2008.

The spokesman said nighttime inspections, to test the emergency power, were conducted December 7, 2008. At last check, BIDMC was still waiting for new inspection certificates to arrive from the state.

Joslin Diabetes Center

There were valid inspections on all elevators that Team 5 Investigates checked.