1. Enhancements to Hospital Resiliency Improving Emergency Planning for Extreme Events Daniel B. Hess School of Architecture and Planning University at Buffalo

2. Source: NASA Atmosphere Lab

3. Status of New Orleans Acute Care Hospitals (2008) Facility (Parish) Licensed Beds Pre-Hurricane Katrina Ownership Hurricane Katrina Outcome Current (2008) Status Chalmette Medical Center (St. Bernard) NoneInvestor-owned (Universal Health Svcs) Extensive Damage Demolished Meadowcrest Hospital (now Ochsner Westbank) (Jefferson) 199Investor-owned (Tenet)No Damage Purchased by Ochsner West Jefferson Medical Center (Jefferson) 451Not-for-profitLimited Damage Open East Jefferson General Hospital (Jefferson) 435Not-for-profitLimited Damage Open Ochsner Medical Center (Jefferson) 456Not-for-profitLimited Damage Open Tulane-Lakeside Hospital (Jefferson) 102Investor-owned (Hospital Corporation of America) No Damage Open Children’s Hospital (Orleans) 218Not-for-profitLimited Damage Open Lindy Boggs Medical Center (Orleans) NoneInvestor-owned (Tenet)Extensive Damage Sold; slated for demolition MCL/NO Charity Hospital (Orleans) NonePublicExtensive Damage Closed MCL/NO University Hospital (currently known as LSU Interim Public Hospital) (Orleans) 391PublicExtensive Damage Open Memorial Medical Center (currently known as Ochsner Baptist) (Orleans) 25Investor-owned (Tenet)Extensive Damage Purchased by Ochsner Methodist Hospital (Orleans) NoneInvestor-owned (Universal Health Svcs) Moderate Damage Closed Touro Infirmary (Orleans) 506Not-for-profitLimited Damage Open Tulane University Hospital (Orleans) 243Investor-owned (Hospital Corporation of America) Moderate Damage Open Veterans Administration Hospital (Orleans) NoneFederal governmentExtensive Damage Closed

4. New Orleans Acute Care Hospitals (2005)

5. New Orleans Acute Care Hospitals (2008)

7. Constructing Resilient Building Systems Planning to be Self-Sufficient Networking Staffing Communicating Emergency Plans Before Disaster Communicating After Disaster Leading Effectively Seven Themes in Hospital Emergency Plan Revision

11. Daniel B. Hess dbhess@buffalo.edu