I was surprised to hear that nurses were being furloughed or laid off in some cities. Also to learn that the anticipated influx was not always appearing.
During the San Francisco earthquake in 89 the media's focus on the Marina District and the downed section of the Nimitz Freeway led cities to the south to defer asking for assistance. They told us later that they believed what they were seeing had also occurred between them and San Francisco.
We held staff over at Naval Hospital Oakland in anticipation of casualties that never came. For me, one lesson learned is that it is always best to increase your perspective and look beyond what the major medial is feeding.
Off topic but...
I remember the SJ mercury news ran a front page headline “376 die in seconds of terror”. About 6 months later, they won a pulitzer for the article. In reporting on the pulitzer they ran a picture of to original front page except...
It said “76 die in seconds of terror” (not376)
Off topic but...
I remember the SJ mercury news ran a front page headline “376 die in seconds of terror”. About 6 months later, they won a pulitzer for the article. In reporting on the pulitzer they ran a picture of to original front page except...
It said “76 die in seconds of terror” (not 376). I believe the ultimate death toll was 72. I haven’t believed the mainstream press ever since.