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The electronic master control system at the new Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital failed Monday afternoon for three hours, disabling door locks and safety systems at the $190 million state facility in Parsippany for the second time in three weeks, state officials confirmed yesterday.
Greystone chief executive officer Janet Monroe declared a hospital "state of emergency" at 3:30 p.m. to secure the 450-bed medical center until the situation was resolved at 6:30 p.m., said Greystone employees.
The problem was caused by work being done by a subcontractor to integrate the hospital's electronic systems with an administrative cottage that houses Greystone's risk management office, said Ellen Lovejoy, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Human Services, which runs Greystone.
Employees said the problem began at 3:15 p.m. when icons on the computerized control system showed doors were unlocked. A physical check confirmed that analysis, prompting assignment of staff to guard doors to ensure patients did not leave their wards, they said.