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Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Some good news from New Orleans

New Orleans' Tulane Hospital Reopens:
Tulane University Hospital, which sustained more than $90 million in damage from Hurricane Katrina, reopened its emergency room, several operating rooms and some beds Tuesday at an exuberant, pep rally-style ceremony.

[..]

Katrina forced the closing of nine of the metropolitan area's 16 hospitals, including 270-year-old Charity Hospital, which for generations was the safety net of the city's poorest people.

With Tulane partially open, there are now two emergency rooms within New Orleans' city limits.
Nice to hear some good news for a change. The fact that it took six months to get the hospital partially reopend, and that there are still only two functioning ERs in the city should give you some idea of the scope of the disaster and the task ahead.
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