Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: A Tale of Two Hospitals

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Hurricanes Katrina and RitaA Tale of Two
Hospitals
Presented By Louay Chamra Southeast CHP
Application Center Mississippi State University
May 4 , 2006
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Katrinas Impact

• 302,000 homes destroyed
• Approximately 125-250B in damages
• 1,323 deaths
• 2.7M customers without power

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Ritas Impact

• Approximately 70B in damages
• 100 deaths
• 2M customers without power

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Memorial Hermann Baptist HospitalBeaumont, TX

• 365 bed capacity
• Full-service urban hospital with a medical staff
  of 250 with 1,099 employees

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Memorial Hermann Baptist HospitalBeaumont, TX

• In the days proceeding landfall, the hospital was
  closed and patients were pre-evacuated to other
  facilities.
• Hurricane Rita made landfall near Beaumont-Port
  Arthur on Friday, September 23, 2005
• Back up generators started, but could neither
  power the chillers nor maintain power due to
  length of outage.
• As a result, the hospital was unable to provide
  services during the storm and could not reopen
  for about one week.
• The Hospital secured 22 natural gas engines
  staged in Houston. Full power restored by Sept.
  30, 2005, although repairs took 3 months.
• The Hospital incurred over 30M in hurricane
  costs damages, primarily related to loss of
  HVAC. Humidity infiltration resulted in extensive
  damage to floors, ceiling tiles, medical
  supplies, and equipment.

• Hurricane Rita
• closed the hospital for one week
• caused over 30M in costs and damages

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Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson, MS

• 624 bed capacity
• Full-service urban hospital with a medical staff
  of 497 with 3,000 employees

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MBMC Response
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Value of CHP

• Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
• Remained open and treated a high volume of
  patients
• Provided clothing, food, and housing for
  displaced patients during the first night of the
  disaster
• Opened a round-the-clock day care to allow
  employees to focus on patient care

• Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital
• Provided no medical services during or after the
  storm
• Remained closed for seven days due to lack of
  power and water
• Lost operating revenues and suffered damages of
  over 30M primarily from humidity infiltration

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