Michael Jackson hospitalized after collapse

December 6, 1995

Web posted at: 6:40 p.m. EST

NEW YORK (CNN) -- New York City Emergency Medical Services said entertainer Michael Jackson collapsed on stage at the Beacon Theater in New York Wednesday during a rehearsal and was taken to a nearby hospital.

EMS officials said they received a call at 4:51 p.m. EDT from a security guard at the theater who said Jackson was not breathing. When they arrived he was awake and alert, said EMS spokesman John Hanchar.

A preliminary diagnosis found that Jackson was suffering from dehydration and hypotension, or dangerously low blood pressure, Hanchar said.

He was transported to Beth Israel Hospital North on the upper East Side of Manhattan to be examined, Hanchar said. Paramedics treated Jackson with an IV and oxygen.

A hospital spokesman said that Jackson was in stable condition and will undergo some tests after being admitted.

Jackson was in New York preparing for his HBO special "Michael Jackson: One Night Only," which was scheduled to be taped Friday and aired Sunday.

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