September 1, 2008

ERs hunkered down for Gustav

Posted: 10:38 AM ET

By Matt Sloane
CNN Medical Producer
Embedded at Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans

Sitting here at Tulane Medical Center, looking out the window, the blowing palm trees are the only indication that Hurricane Gustav is overpassing us as I type this.

The lights are still on. The phones are still working. Even the internet is up and running.

There are still patients here at the hospital, although very few remain after mass evacuations yesterday. The emergency room remains open and ready to accept patients, but the only people I’ve seen walk through the door are the paramedics waiting to respond to any emergencies.

So for now – we wait and hope for the best.

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Posted by: Matt Sloane - CNN Medical Producer
Filed under: Health • Hurricane Gustav

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Janell Hodges

September 1st, 2008 10:46 am ET

Many hospitalized critical patients were air-lifted out of the New Orleans area to other state hospitals. My mother is one of those critical need patients. She was transported by the Federal Government on yesterday (Sunday) morning. It is now 24 hours later and I have not been able to determine where she was transported. The hospital has not been given any information on their patients' location, neither have the family members been contacted. The information is supposed to be available online, but nothing has been entered. THIS IS NOT WORKING! Can you help???

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