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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. 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. Staff continued to provide medical care to patients in their rooms till the very end. 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. Even 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. Staff continued to provide medical care to patients in their rooms till the very end. Friday of September 2, 2005, all of the patients were finally transferred from the hospital. There were fewer than 10 deaths at Charity. Doctors reported to the news that they used morale building and had that to thank for their small number of deaths.

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. A medical instructor by the name of James Moises decided that it was important to restore Charity Hospital. This would require the NAVY to take charge of pumping out the water in the basement. LSU officials however determined that Charity Hospital was irrecoverable on September 19th, 2005.

Mock, B. (2008). Charity Case. Next American City, (19), 36–41. Retrieved from http://proxy.ashland.edu:2048/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=33119242&site=ehost-live

Fink, S., & OverDrive, Inc. (2013). Five days at memorial: Life and death in a storm-ravaged hospital.

Shute, N. (2006). On Life Support. U.S. News & World Report, 140(15), 54–59. Retrieved from http://proxy.ashland.edu:2048/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=20490278&site=ehost-live

Peer Review: Taylur Jones


 * are you planning on adding this information to an already existed article? If you are, I would add in a citation of what article you are looking to add it to!
 * your citations kind of look slightly different than others, usually the title of the article pops up blue, but it could just be my computer or a different way you went ahead and did
 * I noticed that you are focusing more on Charity Hospital for you topic, I would go ahead and add some background information on Charity to help build character to your article ( don't do this if you article already talks about the history of Charity)
 * I would add in details of what each staff member went through in preparation of a hurricane, for example like any types of special training.
 * you have a good start to your article, I would just add a few more points so the reader can fully understand what you are getting at!