Hospital patients relocated after bats found inside

Friday, August 5, 2016
PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- Patients at a southwest suburban hospital were relocated after bats were found inside.

The bats were found Thursday inside the OB unit at Palos Community Hospital.
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Patients in that unit were relocated while the bats were caught.

The hospital says the bats got inside when construction crews were working.
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The bats were turned over to animal control for testing.
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