When Irma Arrived, Most Florida Health Care Facilities Were Ready

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR)

Another hurricane, another health care horror story.

At least that’s how it looked when eight patients died at a nursing home in Hollywood, Florida. The facility lost its air conditioning several days after Hurricane Irma struck.

That event conjured memories of the scores of elderly who died in Louisiana hospitals and nursing homes following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Continue reading article here…

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