NYU Hospital’s Backup System Undone by Key Part in Flooded Basement
Hospitalofficial explains how move to rooftop generators failed to prevent failure ofbackup power during Hurricane Sandy
In Hurricane’s Wake, Decisions Not to Evacuate Hospitals Raise Questions
Lessons learned in previous disasters help avert immediate catastrophe, yet, as a reporter looks on, health officials struggle to deal with glitches and unforeseen dangers.
Class-Action Suit Filed After Katrina Hospital Deaths Settled for $25 Million
The agreement ends the action against Tenet Healthcare brought by families of people who said Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans was ill-prepared for a hurricane.
U.S. Nuclear-Disaster Preparedness Hobbled by Uncertain Chain of Command
Emergency plans call for local officials to take charge first in a radiological disaster. How and when the federal government would step in isn't so clear.
U.S. Health Care System Unprepared for Major Nuclear Emergency
Few hospitals drill for radiological emergencies, and agencies aren't prepared to handle mass evacuations. Many states don't even have a basic plan for communicating with the public after a catastrophic radiological release.
Lawsuit Against New Orleans Hospital Settles Shortly After Trial Begins
Settlement of a class-action lawsuit just days after jury selection began averts a trial that could have brought to light new details of a case that has transfixed New Orleans.
Trial to Open in Lawsuit Connected to Hospital Deaths After Katrina
A class-action lawsuit involving a hospital where an unusually high number of patients died after Hurricane Katrina is expected to raise issues of responsibility for disaster preparedness.
Life and Death Choices as South Africans Ration Dialysis Care
In the United States, patients with kidney failure have access to life-saving dialysis treatments paid for by Medicare. But in less-affluent countries like South Africa, medical professionals rely on rationing. At Tygerberg Academic Hospital near Cape Town, a jury of doctors is making life-and-death choices based not only on a patient's medical condition but social factors such as living conditions and the patient's support network.