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Leave No One Behind: Hurricane Katrina and the Rescue of Tulane Hospital
Full color photo section. The inside story of the largest corporately funded rescue in American history. HCA launched a sweeping rescue plan that would be later regarded as a textbook example of disaster response.
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164 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2006
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August 23, 2017
Not only was this an historically-important telling of Tulane Hospital's and their parent company, HCA's, reaction to Hurricane Katrina & the following disaster, but also a very thought-provoking account of disaster-preparedness in general. The story highlights the heroic actions of many people in a wide-range of professions as well as the staff of Tulane Hospital. It also shows us the other side --- of looting, abandonment, gunfire, gangs, and desperate, awful violence. HCA's & Tulane's outstanding, unique, & thoughtful preparedness *and* reaction to disaster was amazing to read ---as were the moment-by-moment coping, creativity, and courage of individuals.
March 18, 2019
I remember watching this all play out on tv while working at another HCA hospital in Florida. I was awe struck then as I am again after reading this story. The crazy part is this really happened. It's great to read about people pulling together in a giant disaster. I loved reading the different accounts of what happened. What an amazing story! We were gifted these books from my work. I don't know why I let it sit on my book shelf for so long. Worth the time to read. Also, can you imagine imagine manually bagging a patient for days? My hands hurt for bagging after one hour.
September 22, 2017
No big surprise here, the govt. didn't do what they said they were going to do. As for HCA as a corp. kudos to them for looking out for their people. I'm glad someone did!
Now if more corporate America would look out for their people like this, we'd all be better off.
Now if more corporate America would look out for their people like this, we'd all be better off.
September 2, 2019
Reading this makes me so proud to work for HCA
September 8, 2021
Interesting subject matter but the writing could be improved.
June 10, 2024
3.75 stars. Nothing wrong with the book. Just wasn’t life changing for a 4 or 5 star. It was so sad to read even almost 19 years after Katrina.
October 14, 2024
A moving and impactful account of how HCA handled the evacuation and treated their employees after the storm. Gives me chills to read this after working at Tulane.
March 21, 2016
Where were you on August 29, 2005 when the city of New Orleans flooded due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina? I recall being glued to the television watching it all play out. My heart ached for the people and the city. Prayers went out.
I would, because of the relocation of so many, come to develop a loving and lasting friendship with a family that came to Clarksville, TN. The recent floods in Shreveport and surrounding areas awakened similar fears and concerns that I had in 2005.
But, this time, along with praying and knowing that all would be okay, I remembered the way staff at Tulane Hospital and the parent company orchestrated the evacuation of the hospital and helped in so many other areas and I smiled. Leave No One Behind, a book I purchased months ago but had yet to read, captured what CNN and other entities, even governmental agencies, couldn't and wouldn't: how a corporation would step in and intervene without waiting for clearance (because it was the right thing to do and preparation had been made years prior).
It tells the story of how, based on tragedies that had occurred in Florida, due to torrential rains and hurricanes, how the staff at Tulane Hospital and its parent company, HCA, orchestrated staging and evacuation for its patients and helped many others in the New Orleans area. It reveals where faith and courage marry one another and restores confidence in mankind. Many medical personnel, administrators and others, prepped and prepared to take care of their patients and others without giving thought or caring about themselves.
The book further relates stories and commentary that wasn't on television. I enjoyed learning more about the history of HCA and the lengths that was undertaken to rescue and save the lives of others. I particularly loved reading about how there was never a concern from HCA about the expectations of reimbursement, how they established a fund and has since given out numerous grants to others for rebuilding and moving forward, purchased tickets and aided others to relocate and how many of their staff have chosen to remain with them. It also captured the negative slant that attempted to be placed on the company as well as to mislead on how things occurred.
This book gave much needed information on how companies and organizations can respond to tragedies. Mock drills occur everywhere to better prepare individuals and groups for possible outcomes. Preparation prevents disasters. Not one patient was lost at Tulane Hospital during this tragedy. Again, prayers went out! Bill Carey did an awesome job!
I would, because of the relocation of so many, come to develop a loving and lasting friendship with a family that came to Clarksville, TN. The recent floods in Shreveport and surrounding areas awakened similar fears and concerns that I had in 2005.
But, this time, along with praying and knowing that all would be okay, I remembered the way staff at Tulane Hospital and the parent company orchestrated the evacuation of the hospital and helped in so many other areas and I smiled. Leave No One Behind, a book I purchased months ago but had yet to read, captured what CNN and other entities, even governmental agencies, couldn't and wouldn't: how a corporation would step in and intervene without waiting for clearance (because it was the right thing to do and preparation had been made years prior).
It tells the story of how, based on tragedies that had occurred in Florida, due to torrential rains and hurricanes, how the staff at Tulane Hospital and its parent company, HCA, orchestrated staging and evacuation for its patients and helped many others in the New Orleans area. It reveals where faith and courage marry one another and restores confidence in mankind. Many medical personnel, administrators and others, prepped and prepared to take care of their patients and others without giving thought or caring about themselves.
The book further relates stories and commentary that wasn't on television. I enjoyed learning more about the history of HCA and the lengths that was undertaken to rescue and save the lives of others. I particularly loved reading about how there was never a concern from HCA about the expectations of reimbursement, how they established a fund and has since given out numerous grants to others for rebuilding and moving forward, purchased tickets and aided others to relocate and how many of their staff have chosen to remain with them. It also captured the negative slant that attempted to be placed on the company as well as to mislead on how things occurred.
This book gave much needed information on how companies and organizations can respond to tragedies. Mock drills occur everywhere to better prepare individuals and groups for possible outcomes. Preparation prevents disasters. Not one patient was lost at Tulane Hospital during this tragedy. Again, prayers went out! Bill Carey did an awesome job!
December 8, 2010
I work at an HCA hospital. They were giving these books out for free. I took it, thinking it would be an interesting read, but then it ended up being left on my bookshelve for a while. The other day I decided to pick it up. I started reading it and couldn't put it down. I was reading it as though this was my hospital that was going thru it. Yes, it is not written in a simple way like a novel, but i did tell an amazing story of what happen at Tulane during Katrina. It is very HCA biased, but it was very informative, told me many things that I did not realize happened. Definetly I would recommend this to anyone.
July 17, 2012
A great story about the amazing doctors, nurses, and adminstrators who managed a massive evacuation of a for profit hospital when government organizations failed to arrive in a timely manner. The book was published by HCA but the facts remain the same. It was fascinating to watch the innovation of for profit employees while state employees at Charity Hospital waited for FEMA to arrive. It was also interesting to note that even CNN made large errons in reporting during the catastrophe. I hope more organizations and individuals prepare themselves the way HCA obviously did for disaster. Government is good, but can't be relied on to solve every problem.
June 2, 2008
An inspiring story, not told in the media. A must read for anyone who lives in disaster-prone areas. I work in a HCA hospital and this was given to me 2 years ago and it set on a shelf. Somehow I picked it up and read it in just a few days. I now want to send copies to many of my friends and family.
March 13, 2015
Written well, documenting the evacuation of Tulane by it's own medical staff and management. Carey interviewed these people to get truth and clear up so many media discrepancies.
This is a good little docu-book worth reading and keeping as it tells of real people being truly heroic when crisis comes and Big Brother does not.
This is a good little docu-book worth reading and keeping as it tells of real people being truly heroic when crisis comes and Big Brother does not.
November 2, 2009
Very interesting report about the TUlane Hospital's dealings from Hurricane Katrina. We had received the book as a gift from our hospital HCA and of course the book is very pro HCA but it turned out very informative. No great litterature style there.
August 18, 2014
This book was a bit too religious for me. The descriptions of hurricane damage was interesting and was what I was wanting to learn about when I picked up this book but didn't need all the preaching. That's what turns me off about books like this.
August 30, 2015
Stunning, slightly self-promoting story about how a dedicated staff was able to get the most critically ill patients out of Tulane Medical Center to get them evacuated to safer facilities. Bravo to these medical staffs and first responders
January 18, 2008
A for-profit health care operator did for patients, family members, and staff what FEMA, the State of Louisiana, and the city of New Orleans could not do.
December 5, 2007
Everyone should read this book; news accounts don't always share Everything that happens during national events.
March 5, 2008
How ordinary people can do extrodinary things as they worked together to Rescue Tulane Hospital during Hurricane Katrina.
July 12, 2010
FEMA should be shut down. They clearly are incapable of servign their purpose.
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July 10, 2010This book accurately describes the experiences of some of the Matas Library staff that were rescued by the helicopters.
October 24, 2011
Good behind the scenes look... but too much HCA promotion. Made a serious event feel a little like an advertisement at times.
August 3, 2010
A super interesting inside look at how one hospital handled Hurricane Katrina and it's aftermath.
December 31, 2017
Read like a newspaper article. Not thrilling but definitely interesting material.
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