Hospital safety: Texas dodged a bullet
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, November 2009
One year after Hurricane Ike hit the coast of Texas, the evacuation of John Sealy Hospital is held up as an example of how to ensure patient safety during a crisis. Quoted in the article are Dr. Luca Cicalese, director of the UTMB Texas Transplant Center, Mike Megna, institutional emergency preparedness officer, Dr. Cristiana Rastellini, director of cell transplant and transplant research, and Mike Shriner, vice president of business operations and facilities.