Is failed evacuation plan medical liability?
Althea LaCoste was recovering from pneumonia and needed a ventilator to help her breathe when her family took her to Pendleton Methodist Hospital the day before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. She was admitted. The hospital lost power during the hurricane, and its backup generator also failed. Hospital staff was forced to evacuate many patients after the Hurricane, but LaCoste was not evacuated. She died at the hospital.
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