How To Evacuate A Psychiatric Hospital: A Hurricane Katrina Success Story

• 2008

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• Joan Thomas; Nancy Lackey
PMID: 18251350DOI: https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20080101-13

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This article discusses the successful evacuation of a psychiatric hospital from New Orleans to Memphis before Hurricane Katrina. Buses transported 73 patients, 35 staff members, and pets 400 miles away. The evacuation's significance lies in its contribution to disaster planning for psychiatric hospitals, offering insights for organizations and healthcare professionals.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Hospitals, Urban; Leadership; Louisiana; Mental Health Services; Nursing Staff, Hospital; Patient Transfer; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; Planning Techniques; Psychiatric Nursing; Transportation of Patients; Occupational Health; Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; Adolescent

Institutions: University of Memphis

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