Hurricane Laura's Impact on the Medical Community

Hurricane Laura's Impact on the Medical Community

Company says it was a- lot like choice e definitely wanted to get out of there but a lot of the time you know you we don't have that that option of both the doctors and the nurses that.

I had to stick around- we know with the patients- we- we rode out we were in the hospital we had windows blown out.

Trying to keep the patient calm and safe and not enough always what we're trying to close all windows and doors is just.

Horrific experience- for the patients and they are not much better for that for the health care workers either- not an experience i want to live there again.

The patients that think about having surgery right before the storm hit.

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The board meeting you know we have a lot of patients that just went through surgery right before and- we don't.

We don't have anywhere to practice and- the hospitals are close and- you know what only for emergency services- which even that is.

Very difficult without power.

Without water- so that the surrounding communities having their help and taking care of these patients without question- what.

Would be greatly beneficial on the patients are scared they don't know where to go.

Some of them are you know are.

Really really fresh off surgery.

And even though we.

Try to get in touch with them and try to.

Irma's much as we can to get them.

There there needs they did back you waited there in other states in towns around so- i'll definitely helpful.

With that as far as the nurses and the doctors.

You know we're still required to get to work and we're still required to do our jobs and- a lot of these nurses.

Yeah they they don't have homes a lot of the doctors who don't have homes.

To go back to so we're in temporary.

Living situations and- without power without water- so it's just.

A lot of prayers.

3 3 and a lot of.

A lot of help needed here.

Things that that we can help with that you can help with right now.

Any help is appreciated but remember that this is not going to be over by next week.

As i could be over by next month- it could be months before we're really back to normal so- the surrounding communities.

You know caring for the patients that.

You know i've been displaced garrett understanding that the healthcare workers special our nurses.

Are you know still be okay really really working hard.

To get to work and- take care for our patients here- definitely help them out in any way you can.

I think that you know that.

The help of coming in from out of town and giving us you know what all the different stuff that they've given us a good.

But i think that we need federal assistance we need.

We need a lot of