Original sentence: The existing hospital complex suffered moderate damage in the Northridge earthquake of 1994 which damaged it's interior mainframe.. Because several hospitals were severely damaged during the Northridge quake and injured people had to be transported long distances for emergency care, the state of California passed SB1953, an amendment to an older law requiring all hospitals to move their acute care and intensive care units into earthquake-safe buildings by 2008
Edited sentence: Because several hospitals were severely damaged during the Northridge quake and injured people had to be transported long distances for emergency care, the state of California passed SB1953, an amendment to an older law requiring all hospitals to move their acute care and intensive care units into earthquake-safe buildings by 2008.The existing hospital complex suffered moderate damage in the Northridge earthquake of 1994 and may not survive another major earthquake