Hoboken, New Jersey, is a town of 50,000 residents located across the Hudson River from
New York City. Most of Hoboken's infrastructure was compromised during Hurricane Sandy …

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, physicians and other health professionals volunteered
for deployment to the affected area to provide medical services. The frustrating reality most …

Coastal Family Health Center is a not-for-profit health center that operates several
community health clinics in the Biloxi, Mississippi, area with an annual operating budget of …

The disaster precipitated by Hurricane Katrina is one of the largest and longest lasting in US
history. What began as a storm of wind and water hit the Gulf Coast the morning of August …

Background Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) serve as the health care delivery
sites for more than 25 million Americans across the United States, including Puerto Rico and …

References to New Orleans as “the city that care forgot” first appear as far back as the 19th
century. Although this reference has pointed, generally, to the high levels of poverty, we …

Striking the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, 2005's Hurricane Katrina was the worst storm
that the people of New Orleans had experienced in many years. The aftermath of the …

Emergency preparedness in health care facilities remainsapremierconcernatboththenational…
local levels. The provision of safe and quality patient care during times of crisis requires …

The largest single natural disaster in US history began on August 29, 2005, when Hurricane
Katrina came ashore, striking three Gulf Coast states. Americans were both stunned and …

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has placed a national spotlight on the shameful state of
healthcare for America's poor. In the face of this highly publicized disaster, public health …