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r e b i rt hHurricane Katrina flooded eighty percent of Orleans Parish, more than ninety-five percent of St. BernardParish, and pushed a storm surge topping twenty-five feet over levees throughout southern PlaqueminesParish. Its destruction encompassed all of southeast Louisiana. A month later, Hurricane Rita floodedhundreds of square miles of southwest Louisiana.The tornadic winds and epochal flooding of these two storms brutally damaged nearly all of coastalLouisiana. They killed more than eighteen hundred people, damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousandsof homes, and scattered over a half million people to all corners of the nation.
ta b l e o f co n t e n tsILetter from the CEOMission StatementCancer Care Adapts in Post-Katrina LouisianaTCI Tackles Tobacco UseLSU Hospitals and ClinicsDiabetes Mellitus Program Faces Escalating NumbersIIMedication Assistance ProgramOffers the Right MedicineOur AccomplishmentsMedical Center of Louisiana at New OrleansTelemedicine Delivers Specialists to More PatientsEarl K. Long Medical CenterSmart Health Care Technology: CLIQ and SMaRDIBogalusa Medical CenterIVLallie Kemp Regional Medical CenterFinancialsUniversity Medical CenterRevenueHuey P. Long Medical CenterExpendituresLeonard J. Chabert Medical CenterAppropriated LevelsW. O. Moss Regional Medical CenterIIIVContact InformationHealth Care EffectivenessChronic Renal Disease Prevention ProgramClinical Standardization Is Good for theBottom Line and Patient CareVIHospital Fact SheetsOverview of theLSU Health Care Services DivisionCore Indicator Project Gathers Datafor Better Health CareMedical Center of Louisiana at New OrleansCost Avoidance Analysis Indicates SavingsBogalusa Medical CenterDisease ManagementEvaluation and Reporting SystemsLallie Kemp Regional Medical CenterElectronic Emergency DepartmentLog Improves CareHuey P. Long Medical CenterLeonard J. Chabert Medical CenterNeodata/Cubs Shares Info for Infants’ SakeW. O. Moss Regional Medical CenterEarl K. Long Medical CenterUniversity Medical CenterLSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual Report
l et t e r fro m t h e ce oDear Citizens of Louisiana,Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were the seminal events that reshaped the operations of the eight HealthCare Services Division campuses in the last year and caused significant disruption in Louisiana’s healthcare safety net. The effects of these storms on our hospitals are ongoing. The ultimate story of rebirth,renewal, and reinvention is one whose ending is not entirely known.At the top of the accomplishments of this hospital system was the immediate response of our staffacross the state to the hurricanes’ devastation of their facilities and their communities. The NationalAssociation of Public Hospitals awarded our hospitals its 2006 Safety Net Award in recognition of “theextraordinary dedication, service and heroism displayed by the institutions” during the hurricanes.This honor is well deserved. The heroism of those who stayed in Charity and University hospitalsin New Orleans during the storm is widely known. The dedication of staff systemwide is less widelyappreciated even though several other hospitals were also damaged, evacuated, or both. All of theHCSD facilities were ultimately able to absorb new patients and add needed services, demonstratingclearly the value of a system of hospitals.The response of all of our hospitals is a reflection not only of the individual character of our staff in acrisis, but also of their ongoing dedication to their service mission. The commitment to providing access toquality care for the uninsured and others in need flows from the same source as the willingness to stay in placeduring a crisis. Louisiana’s public hospitals demonstrated that they are a valuable asset to the state.Sincerely,Donald R. SmithburgExecutive Vice President, LSU SystemCEO, LSU Health Care Services DivisionLSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual Report
l s u h o s p ita l s a n d cl i n i c sLSU hospitals and clinics fulfill a dual mission in our state.First and foremost, they bring compassionate, quality medical care to Louisianaresidents, regardless of income or insurance coverage.They also provide high quality training and educational facilities for students ensuring forall Louisianans the availability of well-trained health professionals for our future.Mission StatementOn behalf of all citizens of Louisiana, the LSU Health Care Services Division shallProvide access to high quality medical care,Develop medical and clinical manpower through accredited residency and other health education programs,Operate efficiently and cost effectively,Work cooperatively with other health care providers and agencies to improve health outcomes.l s u h e a lt h ca r e s e rv i ce s d iv i s i o nm e d i ca l ce n t e r lo cat i o n sHuey P. LongBogalusa Medical CenterLallie KempEarl K. LongW. O. MossUniversity Medical CenterLeonard J. ChabertMCLNOILSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual Report 1
our accomplishmentsMedical Center ofLouisiana at New OrleansTMedical Centerof Louisianaat New Orleanshe employees of the Medical Center ofLouisiana at New Orleans (MCLNO)met the horrific suffering and destructionthat Katrina wrought on August 29, 2005,with the highest professionalism and heroicbehavior. With patients’ lives, and theirown, in the balance for days, they were cutoff by flood waters from assistance of anysort. But the doctors, nurses, administrators,allied health, security, maintenance,and support personnel of Charity andUniversity hospitals stood fast by theirpatients, improvised when power failed,food ran short, and gunfire erupted.The disaster engulfed the personal livesevacuation of patients from the MedicalCenter to other hospitals of the LSUHealth Care Services Division, employeeswere formulating plans for the renewal ofmedical care in greater New Orleans.LSU Regains Foothold in New OrleansOn September 29, 2005, LSU re-establishedhospital and trauma care in the city on theUSNS Comfort, a U.S. Navy hospital ship.On October 12, LSU opened in a parkinglot, beside the severely damaged UniversityHospital, “The Spirit of Charity,” a MASHlike mobile tent hospital, which moved threeweeks later into Hall J of the Ernest N. MorialConvention Center. The hospital wouldmove once more, a few blocks away, to theLord & Taylor Department Store location,While patients waited forevacuation, LSU HCSD staffstayed by their side.Despite deplorable conditions, LSU HCSD staff remained for days at MCLNO until the lastpatient was evacuated.of employees as well. Flooding andtornadic winds destroyed their homes,scattered their families across the nation,and created mayhem that few beforehad ever seen. Yet, immediately after the2 LSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual Reportwhere it would remain until the reopeningof University Hospital in November 2006,under its new name, the LSU InterimHospital. This reopening immediatelyprovided eighty-five beds for the highestII
level of primary and specialty care and topnotch education for students in the healthprofessions. The hospital offers most of theservices that were available at the MCLNObefore the storm.formidable challenge for LSU Hospitals.Nevertheless, primary care, dermatology,neurology, and podiatry clinics reopenedin the MCLNO Hutchinson Building onTulane Avenue in OctoberThe reopening2005. The Maternal Childof this hospitalServices Clinic reopened onwas not simplyPerdido Street on Augustan unlocking of29, 2006, the one-yearthe doors. Theanniversary a fitting datehospital receivedfor its return. In its firstsignificantmonth, clinic staff sawimprovements.over 300 patients; in itsThe hospital hassecond, they saw 476. Bytwo 64-slice CTthis time, the return ofscanners and a 3Tthe population had clearlyMRI, which offersindicated the need forCourtesy of Mooney Bryant-Penland health care, and the rebirththe latest magneticTested as never before, LSU HCSD staffresonanceof LSU Hospitals was wellcarriedpatientsdownstairwellstodeliverimaging available.underway. Also, cardiology,themtosafety.The hospital iscongestive heart failure, andwireless. Doctorsinfectious disease clinicshave access toreopened on South Romanthe electronic file cabinet in any hospitalStreet, where LSU will provide dental care.computer. The critically ill may not be able to In February 2007, LSU moved its traumatell a physician crucial information and nowcenter from Elmwood Medical Center inwon’t have to. A few keystrokes will deliver it. Jefferson Parish, where it relocated shortlyThe aptly named “Spirit of Charity”reflected LSU HCSD employees’ spirit ofcommitment to their profession, community,and citizens of Louisiana. When many, underfar less duress, would have walked away, theemployees of LSU Hospitals stepped forward.And they continued to do so in the weeksand months that followed Katrina, despitethe threat of Hurricane Rita in September2005. This tenacious storm sideswipedNew Orleans while it barreled to southwestLouisiana, where it would create another3 LSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual Reportafter Katrina, to LSU Interim Hospital, amove that added fifty more beds andre-established this nationallypreeminent trauma center downtownnear the medical schools.With the immense destruction of homesand entire neighborhoods in New Orleans,MCLNO has far fewer employees, but ithas flipped this adversity to its advantage.It has long used telemedicine in somespecialties and in the provision of healthcare to correctional facilities. To address theIIEven in the most arduouscircumstances, patients receiveda continuity of care in each stepof the evacuation.
On September 29, 2005, LSUre-established medical care inthe city on the USNS Comfort, aU.S. Navy hospital ship.On October 12, LSU openedin a parking lot, beside theseverely damaged UniversityHospital, “The Spirit ofCharity,” a MASH-like mobiletent hospital, which moved threeweeks later into Hall J of theErnest N. Morial ConventionCenter.shortage of specialists, LSU is expandingits use of telemedicine, which employshigh-resolution cameras, the electronictransmission of patient records, andadvanced stethoscopes, to psychiatry,ophthalmology, neurology, dermatology, andcardiology. This technology, for example,can allow a specialist to hear a patient’sheart beat though the specialist is milesaway from the patient. LSU Telemedicineis improving patient care and introducingnew efficiencies into the health care system.and ruined building, had well served thecitizens of the region, and LSU plans tocontinue this service in a groundbreakingcollaboration with the U.S. Department ofVeterans Affairs. In February 2006, the twosigned a memorandum of understandingand created the LSU/VA CollaborativeOpportunities Study Group to investigatethe potential benefits of a cooperativeventure to replace both the LSU and VAfacilities destroyed by Katrina and Rita.The collaboration will result in the buildingLSU is also takingof a new LSU and VAmedical care to themedical, research, andneighborhoods. Iteducation complex.is opening eightLSU and the VA willoutpatient clinicsshare infrastructure andthroughout thewill purchase servicescity, offeringfrom each other, such asprimary care forradiology, rehabilitation,early intervention.laboratory, andThis communityhousekeeping, whichoutreach offers awill save -effective futureand federal taxpayersinfrastructureofCharityHospital.for Louisiana healthhundreds of millions ofcare, and, in the end,dollars in operationalthis prudent fiscal management and excellent costs. As planning advances, many morehealth care will benefit all Louisiana citizens.areas for partnership will evolve.A Clear Vision of the FutureLSU has its eye on the future and has a clearvision of what it can be. Engineering studieshave determined that the wind, rain, andflood damage that Katrina and Rita inflictedon the VA and Charity hospital buildingshave rendered them inoperable. Charitywill not reopen as a health-care facility.In its time, Big Charity, the term by whichmany have known the now outdated4 LSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual ReportThe collaborative complex will serve as anacademic flagship for health professions.It will be a key academic anchor forLSU, Tulane, and scores of nursing andhealth-worker training schools acrosssouth Louisiana. It will be a majorresearch center that will spawn biotechsector growth and cancer research.The collaborative effort will jump-startthe recovery effort, help rebuild theurban core, and provide almost 20,000II
Earl K. LongMedical CenterArriving by helicopter, ambulance, and bus, the ill and injured soon filled the Pete MaravichAssembly Center.jobs during construction. By 2012,it will have an estimated 1.5 billiondollar impact on the economy. Oncecompleted, the complex will create a totalof 10,000 permanent jobs in the region.Prior to Katrina, LSU and the VA had sharedsome services, and faculty and residentshad cared for patients of both. This newdevelopment will bring this relationshipto full fruition and will allow healthcare, research, and education to flourishonce more in the New Orleans region.With this comprehensive collaboration,LSU Hospitals will fulfill its mission ofproviding the best health care services tothe citizens of Louisiana today, tomorrow,and throughout the twenty-first century.Earl K. LongMedical CenterThe nation had never seen anythinglike it. In anticipation of Katrina’s5 LSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual Reportdestruction, LSU Health Care ServicesDivision and its staff at the Earl K. LongMedical Center (EKLMC), the LouisianaDepartment of Health and Hospitals,and the Louisiana Department of SocialServices had developed health care servicesin the LSU Carl Maddox Field House andPete Maravich Assembly Center. As thecrisis continued to grow, staff expandedthe health care services that they wereproviding into the largest acute carefield hospital in the nation’s history.The field house functioned as a specialneeds shelter before the storm hit. As theepic catastrophe in New Orleans unfoldedand the medical needs of arriving evacueesgrew great, the operation extended intothe Assembly Center. The ill and injuredarrived by helicopter, ambulance, and bus.Neighboring Bernie Moore Track Stadiumserved as a helipad for countless arrivals anddepartures. By the time medical servicesIIThe LSU/VAmedical complexis scheduled to open 2011.
peaked at the LSU athletic facilities onSeptember 8, 2005, they had a capacity of800 beds, and more than 1,700 medicalpersonnel from all parts of Louisiana andthe nation had cared for 6,000 patients.Besides providing health care and medicalsupplies on the LSU campus during thisemergency, the staff of EKLMC, whichsustained only minimal storm damage,immediately implemented its full surgeEKLMC Growth Will ImproveRegional Health CareBaton Rouge now has the largest populationin Louisiana due to the diaspora thatKatrina created. EKLMC recognizesthat it must serve this population while itmaintains its commitment to quality, butthe current building housing EKLMC canno longer sustain its mission. The 2003Facility Condition Assessment that LSUIn March 2006, a congressionaldelegation toured the damagedMCLNO.A preliminary sketch of the new LSU HCSD hospital in Baton Rouge.Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D.,was instrumental in providingemergency medical care inBaton Rouge during theKatrina crisis.capacity: it added beds in nonclinical space,staff worked double shifts, and rapid triagein the emergency room quickly evaluatedevacuees’ medical needs. Staff designed awaiting area for the medically needy whowere in transition to shelters and sent medicalequipment and supplies to EKLMC sisterhospitals in Bogalusa and Independence.Strategically located in Baton Rouge,EKLMC had the resources, expertise, anddedicated staff and volunteers to be a linchpinin the emergency response of LSU HCSD.6 LSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual ReportHCSD commissioned indicated thatLSU must replace the building, which theassessment characterized as dilapidated,among other things, and the AccreditationCouncil of Graduate Medical Educationhas twice indicated that EKLMC maylose accreditation of its medical educationactivities due to the condition of EKLMC.The new EKLMC will allow for expandedresearch activity and for EKLMC tocomply with the accreditation standardsof the Joint Commission on AccreditationII
In addition to the provision of predoctoraland postdoctoral health-care education, thenew hospital will have the only trauma centerin greater Baton Rouge. In 2004, EKLMChad 5,535 medical/surgical admissions,including 802 births; 44,181 emergencyroom visits; and 124,487 outpatient visitsat EKLMC clinics, including the MidCity and South Baton Rouge locations. In2004, 240 medical students, 184 medicalresidents and fellows, and over 500 nursingand allied health students received trainingat EKLMC. However, in 2005, HurricaneKatrina greatly inflated these numbers asEKLMC first responded to the suddeninflux of those escaping the storm and thento the temporary closing of MCLNO. Theimportance of EKLMC to patient careand health-care education in Louisiana hasbecome greater than ever. With the strainsthat these newly enlarged populations haveput on EKLMC, the eight-parish area thatEKLMC serves now more than ever needsa new hospital, one that will be near theSouth Baton Rouge medical corridor andthe health-care providers and specialtyservices that can support a trauma centerand one that will have the faculty, facilities,research capabilities, equipment, and servicesto be a true academic medical center.In the meantime, EKLMC will continue tofulfill its responsibilities, providing proveninnovation and timely intervention in itspatient care. Comprehensive preventivecare is instrumental in effective patientmanagement. Therefore, EKLMC will open7 LSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual Reportits new north Baton Rouge clinic in 2008.One mile north of the main campus ofEKLMC on Airline Highway, the new clinicwill be the umbrella facility for specialtyclinics now housed at EKLMC, such asOB/GYN and internal medicine, and willhave its own laboratory, pharmacy, andradiology services. Easily accessible, this 12.5-million project will exemplify thebest in health care and will accommodatethe region’s rapidly growing population.The strengths of the LSU Health CareServices Division became clear in the daysfollowing Hurricane Katrina and thenHurricane Rita. During the dark hoursof that time, EKLMC was the broadshoulders of this body of hospitals. Itcarried many burdens, eased many pains,and, without faltering, gave hope to manywhen they were in desperate need.Bogalusa Medical CenterHurricane Katrina hammered Bogalusalong before it tore through town. Bydawn, Bogalusa Medical Center (BMC) hadlost power. That afternoon, as the Category 3storm howled all around BMC, rain pouredinto all three floors and the basement. Thewind was so fierce it ripped bricks off thebuilding and air conditioners from thirdfloor rooms. Early on, staff moved theirpatients into the hallways for protection.Throughout that long day, the staff calmedand cared for them and kept a watchfuleye on the havoc unreeling around them.By evening, the wind dwindled, endingone ordeal, but another was beginning.As the storm approached, senior staff, who,by fortunate coincidence, the week beforeIIh eroesof Healthcare Organizations. Theseaccreditations are essential for LSU Hospitalsto continue to train and to provide toLouisiana its health-care professionals.Bogalusa Medical Center
had received training from the Office ofHomeland Security in health-care incidentmanagement during catastrophes, diligentlyimplemented predisaster preparation,including closing clinics and cancelingelective surgeries. Once the storm passed,they assessed damage and began mitigatinglosses. Housekeeping and facility servicesstaff extracted water from the hospitalwhile, in cruel irony, the failure of the citywater system would leave BMC withoutEverything was in short supply exceptthe dedication of BMC staff and theirdetermination to provide health care despitecalamitous circumstances. BMC inpatientand emergency services remained open.Working with Washington Parish officials,BMC became the only drug store in theparish and provided more than 7,000 refillprescriptive medications in the five daysafter the storm and medicine and suppliesto volunteer medical teams traveling to theBMC inpatient and emergencyservices remained open afterKatrina struck though thestorm significantly damagedthe campus.BMC employees pitched in to unload much-needed emergency supplies after Katrina.running water for days. The temperature inBMC, which would be without power forsix days, soon climbed beyond 100 degrees.BMC staff also cared for more than 140New Orleans nursing home residents inthe Varnado High School Gymnasium.8 LSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual Reportrural areas of the parish. Two LSU medicalstudents who couldn’t get to New Orleansassisted the three BMC emergency-roomphysicians, who treated a steady stream ofpatients. Without communication, cut offfrom outside assistance by fallen trees andII
downed power lines, BMC experiencedsevere shortages of food, water, fuel, linens,medical supplies, all that a hospital needsto function, yet staff performed heroicallythough many suffered the same fate of thoseall around: severely damaged or destroyedhomes, families scattered everywhere.BMC Recovers and ProgressesBMC remained open through one of theworst hurricanes to hit the area and, withno time to catch its breath, maintainedthe provision of health care when so manywere without. It continues to strive, asit had before Katrina, to be the premiermedical center on the north shore. It isexpanding ophthalmologic, imaging,cardiac, pediatric, and OB/GYN services.In concert with Dr. Stephen Capps, BMChas established a unique ophthalmologyresidency in which BMC uninsured patientsreceive care in Dr. Capps’ private clinic, aninnovation that allows BMC to expand basicservices and to add eye specialty services.The increased post-storm patient volumeand new services have intensified the needfor more extensive cardiac monitoringservices. The need is even greater now.9 LSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual ReportBMC seeks to provide full pediatricservices twenty-four hours a day, sevendays a week, and has completed plans forthe construction of a new obstetrics unit.In conjunction with the LSU Departmentof Family Medicine, BMC is establishinga rural family practice program.Due to the rising number of patients in themonths following Katrina, BMC has, onaverage, a 12% monthly increase in newWind and rain assaulted the roomsof patients during the storm.patients. Some areas in particular, such aspsychiatry and surgery, have experiencedsignificantly higher increases. Despite thesetback from the storm, BMC has respondedto these demands; it established a crisisresponse team for mental-health care andIIh eroesHurricane Katrina pushed rain intoall three floors and the basementof Bogalusa Medical Center.Though BMC is experiencing growing pains,it has risen to the occasion. BMC laboratoryservices have expanded to include cytology.Two cytotechnologists and a fulltimepathologist from the LSU Department ofPathology have joined BMC. With newequipment, this expansion significantlyimproves BMC pathology services. BMCwill also serve as a cytology processingcenter for other LSU HCSD hospitals.Sgt. Marshall Pierre“I was faced with some big decisions:how to protect the hospital staff,as well as keeping the ‘bad guys’out,” says Sgt. Marshall Pierre of hisefforts at Charity Hospital duringKatrina. A public safety officer,Sgt. Pierre’s heroic rescue talesare plentiful. In one instance, hesaved infants by carrying them tosafety in a small boat, with gunfireringing in the air. “There was notime to waste,” says Sgt. Pierre. Inrecognition of his heroic actions,Sgt. Pierre was awarded the Medalof Valor. Created by Congress in2001, it is the highest national awardbestowed on a public safety officerwho has performed a selfless and/orcourageous act taken with fullawareness of the danger involvedand the risk to his or her own life.“The Medal of Valor is an honor tohave, but I’m not the only hero,” saysSgt. Pierre. “I just did what I thoughtwas right and what I was trainedto do.”
has added two surgeons to its medicalstaff. With adept adaptation, BMC nowhas for the first time twenty-four hour,seven-day-a-week surgical call coverage.Lallie Kemp RegionalMedical CenterOne of the twin catastrophes that hitLouisiana within a month, Katrina squarelystruck Bogalusa. BMC sheltered the sickduring the storm, and, in the desperate daysof its aftermath, BMC adapted to the needsof its community. BMC has continued toadapt and to innovate, expanding and addingservices and specialists. As the demandson BMC steadily grow, it will continueto offer a steady hand to those in need,one of comfort, of healing, and of skill.Ever vigilant, the oncology staff has scannedthe medical history and treatment records ofpatients onto electronic flash drives so thatpatients can carry their records and resumetreatment wherever they are if anotherevacuation occurs. In the wake of Katrina,LKRMC recognized the need of LSU HCSDpatients for treatment and swiftly provided it.Like other LSU hospitals, LKRMCquickly adapted to the evolving needs ofLallie Kemp RegionalMedical CenterFew figures say more about the LSUHCSD safety net than the 24% of thecancer patients at the Lallie Kemp RegionalMedical Center (LKRMC) who have NewOrleans’ addresses. Hurricane Katrinatested the durability of this net, but foundthat it remained firmly in place, and, in thefollowing days and weeks, it strengthened.The LKRMC Oncology Program istestament to this strength. LKRMCreinstated the program in March 2005. Ayear later the program doubled in size.LKRMC also tripled the amount of space itdevotes to chemotherapy treatment and hasnew reclining chairs for infusion patients.The area has its own private entrance forcancer patients—an essential accommodationthat decreases the risk of infection in thisimmunocompromised population.10 LSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual ReportThe staff of the LKRMC Oncology Programdoubled in size to meet the increased post-Katrinademand for services.health-care education in LSU HCSD. TheLKRMC Ophthalmology Clinic expandedto five days a week with the availability ofsurgery and LSU faculty and residents,who arrived immediately after Katrina. TheLKRMC administration saw the need forthe continuation of this specialty educationand for the opportunity for additionalII
The nearest special needs shelter wassixty miles away, but the nationwideKatrina-fueled gas shortage curtailedtravel. Therefore, LKRMC accepted thoseon ventilators or oxygen; gave services,shelter, and food to them and theirfamilies; and distributed oxygen cylindersto the housebound in the community.Without question, LKRMC breathedlife into those struggling to maintain it.The LKRMC pharmacy also openedimmediately for outpatient servicesand provided free medicine of all sortsuntil early 2006. It filled approximately5,000 prescriptions. In many instances,the pharmacy provided to outpatients,residents, and those who fled the NewOrleans area life-sustaining medicines whenthey were not available anywhere else.LKRMC quickly responded to the dislocation ofLSU HCSD cancer patients and tripled the amountof space it devotes to chemotherapy treatmenthealth care for its community. The LSUresidency program in ophthalmology isnow a permanent part of LKRMC.LKRMC Provides Multifaceted Servicesto a Community in CrisisImmediately after Katrina, LKRMCresponded to the needs of the community.Despite temperature in LKRMC reaching100 due to a four-day loss of power, themedical center remained open. Working fromback-up generators, staff used portable fansto cool patients and portable air conditioningunits for patients in critical care areas.Patient care and comfort remained foremostfor staff, regardless of the circumstances.11 LSU Health Care Services Division 2006 Annual ReportTurning lemons into lemonade, TangipahoaParish School Food Services donated toLKRMC more than three and a half tonsof frozen food after a school cafeteria lostpower. LKRMC in turn fed patients, theirfamilies, and employees. Beyond fulfillingits role as healer, LKRMC offered a helpinghand to its community and those seekingrefuge with the grace that has alwaysexemplified its place in the region.University Medical CenterWhen Hurricane Katrina hit, UniversityMedical Center (UMC) opened itssafety net in twofold fashion, transforming theprovision of health care in the region. In thedays after the storm, UMC first received thosein need fleeing New Orleans. A few weekslater, it then received students, residents,IIUniversity MedicalCenter
h eroesand staff of LSU Hospitals who were reestablishing their lives and livelihoods becausethe storm had destroyed MCLNO. Morethan a year later, that transformation remains.Dr. Peter DeBlieuxThe day after Hurricane Katrinahit, the situation inside CharityHospital was desperate. Watersurrounded the seventy-yearold building, power was gone,and the backup generators wereflooded. With the water rising,Dr. Peter DeBlieux and his staffset up a makeshift emergencydepartment in a second-floorauditorium for fifty criticallyill patients, carrying the sickup the stairs in the stifling heat.“In the space of an hour anda half, we moved our entireemergency room up one flightof stairs”, said Dr. Deblieux.“Using flashlights, we jerryrigged ventilators to breathefor people. It was amazing.”Immediately after Katrina, UM
Services Clinic reopened on Perdido Street on August 29, 2006, the one-year . where LSU will provide dental care. In February 2007, LSU moved its trauma center from Elmwood Medical Center in Jefferson Parish, where it relocated shortly after Katrina, to LSU Interim Hospital, a move that added fifty more beds and re-established this nationally
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