Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital

• 2016

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• Sheri Fink

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This book is based on an investigation into patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, revealing how ill prepared we are for large-scale disasters -- and how we can do better. The book is based on six years of research by the author, who has won many awards for her reporting. This resource is related to a PPN podcast titled "Head Above Water."

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Ethics, Medical; Hospitals; Louisiana; Medical Staff, Hospital; Natural Disasters; Patient Care Management; Personnel, Hospital; Cyclonic Storms; Emergency Service, Hospital; New Orleans; Critical Care Outcomes

Institutions: Penguin Random House

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