Guest guest Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Mayday Mississippi Delta Wednesday 31 August 2005 Bill Quigley, who is a professor of Law at Loyola University, is with his wife, Debbie, who is an oncology nurse, at Memorial Hospital in New Orleans right now. Bill has been at the hospital volunteering his time since the storm hit. He writes from the hospital the following email. Dear Friends: There are about 1300 people here who need help. I would appreciate it if you could forward this information to federal and state authorities and press in the US and in Louisiana to make sure these sick people are cared for. Some had transplant surgery this AM! I am in Memorial Hospital in New Orleans. We have nearly 200 very sick people, hundreds of staff and hundreds more families. The hospital has some basic electricity but many rooms have no electricity and many stairwells have no electricity. There is no a/c and no external windows. We cannot phone out and can receive few incoming calls. The water is rising and the hospital is already surrounded by water. Once the water hits the first floor, the computers, the email, all intercoms, and all internal communication inside the hospital will cease. Our phones do not work so this is the only way I can reach out. This is not official but what I have been able to find out from listening to many, many people here. The City of New Orleans is completely overwhelmed. No electricity. Incredible wind damage and now a broken levee that is flooding the city even further. Please make sure that someone is working to make sure these sick people and their families are helped. They need care. For hours they have been announcing that patients are going to be medivaced (is this a word?) to other hospitals and shelters. But little real action so far. I know there is much, much to do out there, but these sick people need attention asap. Please reach out in whatever way you can to make sure these folks are cared for. More info on overall conditions in these gulf areas on this link http://www.truthout.org/mayday.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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