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Querying Mrs. Quayle. Interview by Jim Halsey.
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DMATs (Disaster Medical Assistance Teams) respond to Andrew and Iniki.
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Andrew vs. launderers.
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Hospitals continue struggle with hurricane aftermath.
Hurricane Andrew hit south Florida at 3:00 a.m. on Monday, August 24, 1992. At its peak, its winds reached 164 miles-per-hour, and the resulting destruction of life and property has been well documented. However, there are stories yet to tell; stories that are not really unfamiliar to readers who know about health professionals' commitment to their patients and their professions. One individual, Frank V. LeBlanc, a spokesman for the Louisiana Hospital Association, said that the press seldom if ever follows up with coverage of what physicians, nurses, medical technicians, practical nurses, etc., accomplish during and after storms and other disasters. "They take our industry's commitment for granted," he said, "as though police and firemen, doctors, nurses and teachers are all expected to work day and night without sleep or additional pay. I think," he added, "that our society has taken advantage of these people and their deep sense of duty." What follows are a few need-to-be-told stories beyond what has already been reported, and additional to our own coverage in the September/October 1992 issue of Health Systems REVIEW, which was done almost while our printer was inking the presses. The first of a three-part article is an interview with Tony Degina of Deering Hospital, Miami, which was all but brought down by the hurricane. Next, the story of the hardest hit hospitals on the Louisiana coast. Finally, part three focuses on the September Pacific hurricane, Iniki, that ravaged the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Hurricane Andrew reverses natural order: response from the top: we will rebuild. Part II.
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Hospitals, employees face devastating losses in aftermath of Hurricane Andrew.
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The storm of the century. How some hospitals survived it.
The March snowstorm that hit Alabama is already the stuff of legend. It paralyzed businesses and travel, and left people trapped indoors wondering if the white stuff would ever melt. Hospitals were not immune to these problems, but the brave men and women who make Alabama's medical facilities what they are persevered and were there when their communities needed them. These are the responses we received from our call for snow stories and the heroes who kept the hospitals going.
Hurricane Andrew. Ninja nurses of Marion County in tent cities.
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Hurricane Andrew. Responding to posttraumatic stress syndrome.
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Long-term effects of Hurricane Andrew.
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The power of volunteers in disaster relief.
Hurricane Andrew, one of the worst natural disasters in American history, brought out the spirit of caring in medical personnel as volunteers from all over the country came to aid the hurricane's victims. The following is an example of how one massive relief effort can make a difference in thousands of lives.
Channeling home care expertise in disaster relief.
After a disaster hits, home care personnel have the instinct to run out immediately and help as many people as possible. Yet they can be most effective if they are part of an organized relief effort within the community. This article gives an idea of who the other players are and how they can best work together.
One muddy, explosive week in Louisiana home care.
A disaster by definition is never expected; two disasters are almost beyond definition. Yet the agency that had to react to two disasters in one week turned its response into preparation for the next disaster--or two.
The monster in the woods. Responding to the East Bay fire.
One agency decided to fight fire with earthquake when it applied its hard-won knowledge of disaster relief to community efforts during and following the East Bay fire. By drawing on its experience with the earthquake of 1989, Vesper Hospice of the East Bay and Vesper Home Health Agency were able to tame the "monster in the woods."
Hurricane Andrew. The role of home care in disaster relief.
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