title: Hurricane Georges and New Orleans hospitals: preparing for a killer storm.
abstract: This article describes the experiences of six New Orleans healthcare facilities in preparing for and coping with one of the worst potential storms in years. Some of the problems they faced were foreseen. Others were unforeseen and required considerable ingenuity to solve.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelty
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*