Health infrastructure in New Orleans near collapse
Officials warn Katrina battered New Orleans health care system is largely gone with hospitals damaged beyond repair and none operating normally. Triage pressures and staffing losses threaten reopening as residents return, with only gradual, neighborhood by neighborhood repopulation planned amid safety concerns.
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U.S
National Hospital Accreditation Organization
Joe Cappiello
Cappiello
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Children’s Hospital
Ray Nagin
Nagin
Algiers
Mississippi River
Garden
French Quarter
Coast Guard
Adm
Thad Allen
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Environmental Protection Agency
Touro Infirmary
Garden District
Brobson Lutz
Orleans Parish
Rita Threatens Florida as Evacuations Begin
Rita neared the Bahamas prompting evacuations of the lower Florida Keys. A hurricane watch covered the Keys as Rita, the 17th named storm of the season, moved toward the Gulf, with Gov. Jeb Bush declaring a state of emergency and authorities urging mobile home residents to secure property and prepare for possible evacuation. The storm was about 600 miles east southeast of Key West at 4 p.m.
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Florida Keys
Bahamas
Tallahassee
Jeb Bush
Florida
National Guard
Daniel Brown
National Hurricane Center
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Mexico
Gulf
Brown
The
Keys
Hurricane Center
Chris Sisko
Rita
Key West
House GOP weighs offsets for Gulf Coast rebuilding costs
House Republicans consider delaying federal spending including Medicare drug benefit funds and highway projects to cover Katrina rebuilding costs. Rep. Mike Pence urges drastic cuts to big-ticket items while Democrats question Bush’s ability to balance Iraq and Katrina funding with tax cuts for the wealthy.
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House
Gulf Coast
Mike Pence
R-Ind
Bush
Iraq
Katrina
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Allen and Nagin hold talks on New Orleans return plan
Allen vows a frank report on city status and aims to repopulate New Orleans with a logical plan. Nagin unavailable to discuss the plan as vast flooding and levee damage complicate recovery and evacuation readiness.
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Nagin
New Orleans
NBC
CNN
Louisiana
Mark Smith
Louisiana Office of Home
Smith
University Park
Mississippi
Port Sulphur
Venice
Randell Venzke
National Guard
Madison
Wis
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