[Dems_R_Losers]

Read the whole article. It is obvious that the hospitals and homes that had actually planned for disasters lost no or very few patients. Charity Hospital even had plans for loss of running water and sewers. The administrator of that hospital should get a medal. The state-run hospitals begged for funds to move and upgrade their generators, but the legislators refused. Many nursing homes successfully evacuated, but the last minute nature of the storm caused many to get stuck when their contracted transportation firms ran out of ambulances and buses.

The first responders probably assumed that the hospitals had generators, food, and water, as any sensible hospitals would have, and that the nursing homes evacuated as they were supposed to, and so they concentrated on search and rescue of the flooded homes and evacuation of the Superdome.

[Paradox]

but the last minute nature of the storm caused many to get stuck when their contracted transportation firms ran out of ambulances and buses.

I dont think the storm was "last minute". Last minute was a storm like Andrew that was traveling a good 20 mph and strenthened within hours. This thing was a Cat5 DAYS before landfall. They should have all left then. But like I said, its human nature to disbelieve, to have an emotional disconnect with something they have never experienced, a storm such as this. The urgency to leave was just not there. Those with more experience (Hurricane Center guy) had to BEG Nagin to issue an evac order, but it came way too late.. you live and learn, like I said. I personally will not stay home for any storm cat3 or greater. Its stupid (lived through Andrew)...

[I8NY]

:Read the whole article. It is obvious that the hospitals and homes that had actually planned for disasters lost no or very few patients.

Exactly. My posting of this piece was intended to show the criminal neglect of the elderly in NO (and I suspect the same is the case in other places) rather than blaming FEMA or the president. A little perspective, people.