Doctor at New Orleans Children’s Hospital on Challenges During Hurricane Ida

• 2021

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This video captures the challenges faced by a children's hospital in New Orleans during Hurricane Ida. The hospital, which recently opened a new building, suffered damage from water and lost power. They are using emergency generators but only have fuel for four more days.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

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

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Child, Hospitalized; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Floods; Hospitals, Pediatric; Intensive Care Units; Natural Disasters; Water Supply; Cyclonic Storms

Institutions: Children's Hospital New Orleans; CBS News

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