Tornadoes give hospitals a bad week
Hospital Safety Connection, March 6, 2007
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The damage suffered by at least two hospitals during tornadoes last week gives other facilities good reason to review their own response plans for twisters.
Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, GA, took a direct hit by a tornado last Thursday. "The storm blew out windows as high winds bombarded the hospital's infrastructure and turned cars over in the parking lot," according to the hospital. Several buildings were damaged bad enough to remain closed for the foreseeable future.
Staff successfully evacuated all patients to other hospitals and established an emergency room and triage area at a church, the hospital said.
Meanwhile, Medical Center Enterprise in Enterprise, AL, received damage from a tornado that blew through the town also on Thursday--the same storm that killed eight students at Enterprise High School, according to the Mobile (AL) Register. About 45 patients arrived at the hospital after the tornado struck.
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