Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Examines Recent Coverage Related To Hurricane Katrina

... The following summarizes two recent stories on health issues related to Hurricane Katrina.Hospital preparedness: Experts at an emergency planning workshop at Georgetown University last week said medical facilities "must work quickly" with local, state and federal government to "prevent the kind of desperation" during future catastrophes that "engulfed hospitals" following Hurricane Katrina, USA Today reports... click link for more info. ...