Doctor recounts harrowing days on N.O. overpass (Hero Doc, Packing Heat)

Houma Courier ^ | October 31. 2005 | Jan Clifford

[Graybeard58]

Scott Delacroix, a doctor working at Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma, helped coordinate the medical care and rescue of Hurricane Katrina evacuees.

[armydawg1]

Well done Doc, thank you for doing what had to be done.

[angkor]

Delacroix’s offers to help the sick there were refused. FEMA agents in charge of the medical area refused to allow doctors who were not government-licensed physicians to assist the sick, he said.

??

[wolfcreek]

Gee, from what I heard, FEMA was no where to be found. How then, did they enforce that policy?

[metmom]

Those FEMA agents should be shot. From the abuses I keep hearing about that organization, it should be dismantled. Thanks to the good doctor.

[Forte Runningrock]

FEMA agents in charge of the medical area refused to allow doctors who were not government-licensed physicians to assist the sick, he said.

How can this guy be practicing medicine if he isn't licensed? Lemme guess, he was practicing gynocology. Free exam.

[cajungirl]

You know that really isn't funny at all. Why would you make such a crass remark about a man who did an incredible thing?

[AlbertWang]

A 26-year-old urologist

Well, not everything in this story adds up. Let's assume he just got out of 4 years of Urology Residency, that makes him 22 when he started the program as a med school grad, or 18 when he started med school. Doesn't make sense.

[Steely Tom]

Well, not everything in this story adds up. Let's assume he just got out of 4 years of Urology Residency, that makes him 22 when he started the program as a med school grad, or 18 when he started med school. Doesn't make sense.

Probably a misprint. He looks 36.

[angkor]

Ah, that why he's not "government licensed". He's probably still an intern.

[Doohickey]

It's called "lawsuit protection". Just a small part of the price we pay for a litigious society.

[Carolinamom]

Why didn't Shepherd Smith report ANY of these heroic efforts? When times are tough, the though get going.....Shep's not so tough.

[COBOL2Java]

Why didn't Shepherd Smith report ANY of these heroic efforts? When times are tough, the though get going.....Shep's not so tough.

Hey, give Shep a break! He was dangerously low on eyeliner...

[TaxRelief]

Those FEMA agents should be shot. From the abuses I keep hearing about that organization, it should be dismantled.

Good thing we don't shoot people based on rumors spread by 26-year-olds.

[abb]

Or rumors spread by allegedly authoritative "news agencies."

[traviskicks]

FEMA agents in charge of the medical area refused to allow doctors who were not government-licensed physicians to assist the sick, he said.
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so they don't get treated at all....

[TaxRelief]

Not to mention that he has been on the board of the Louisiana State Medical Society last year and this year (as a resident representative). He must be extremely well connected in the Blanco/Reggie/Landrieu society world.

[pitinkie]

State or local FEMA?

[AppyPappy]

He's older than 26.

[CajunConservative]

From his blog: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/512725


Scott E. Delacroix, Jr., MD, PGY-2 Urology Resident, Department of Urologic Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana; PGY-2 Urology Resident, Department of Urologic Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana. Email: scottdelacroix@hotmail.com .