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Charity Hospital did not have a helipad to help with evacuation of patients and staff and had no assistance from corporate to oversee evacuation plans. During Katrina, the electricity and water were knocked out leaving patients and staff in 100-degree weather, rationing the limited drinking water, and keeping patients on a ventilator alive with ambu bags. Despite these conditions, staff continued to provide medical care to patients in their rooms till the very end. Doctors reported to the news that they used morale building and had that to thank for their small number of deaths. Physical and occupational therapy was still provided to patients and staff was to maintain regular shift hours and sleep schedule. The sickest patients were evacuated before anyone else.

The hospital staff of Charity had been prepared for a category three hurricane and security guards were put through special disaster training prior to Katrina. Charity had purchased several portable generators, oxygen-powered ventilators as well just before Katrina struck. The basement of charity hospital was the only part of the hospital to sustain severe damage from Katrina as well as 30% of the windows. The hospital was condemned by the State University’s Health Care Services Division.

A medical instructor by the name of James Moises decided that it was important to restore Charity Hospital. The NAVY would take charge of pumping out the water in the basement. LSU officials however determined that Charity Hospital was irrecoverable on September 19th, 2005. Friday of September 2, 2005, all of the patients were finally transferred from the hospital. There were fewer than 10 deaths at Charity.

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