Dealing with the flood crisis of 1993. A medical center's account.
On Saturday, 10 July 1993, Iowans were assaulted by the greatest natural disaster in the state's history when virtually all rain-swollen rivers and creeks in the Midwest spilled over their banks. In Des Moines, the Iowa Methodist Medical Center was suddenly surrounded by flood waters and stripped of power, water, computer, and telephone communication. Striving to deliver quality patient care in the face of the crisis, medical staff, administrators, and employees at the center achieved recovery in record time.
Iowa Health System, Des Moines.
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D003142:Communication; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007484:Iowa; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D014881:Water Supply