Murder or mercy? Hurricane Katrina and the need for disaster training

Article Abstract:

The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina shows that most of the organizations do not make use of a real system for code-gray assignments after such disasters, which leads to the death of a lot of people who could have been saved by more trained personnel. It is suggested that there is a need for proper disaster training and means to reduce communication failures for all the organizations, which also need to assign jobs to people according to their capabilities, training and specializations.

Personnel administration, Training, Emergency management, Emergency preparedness

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After the storm--Health care infrastructure in post-Katrina New Orleans

Article Abstract:

Hurricane Katrina not only totally destroyed New Orleans but it also bought with it many health problems that had to be dealt with by the collapsed health care infrastructure. Lack of medicines, unavailability of any sort of infrastructure, and shortage of medical practitioners has led to an acute crisis in New Orleans.

Market information - general, Health Care and Social Assistance, Medical Personnel, Supply and demand

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The amazing noncollapsing U.S. health care system - is reform finally at hand?

Article Abstract:

The article discusses the reasons of the potential collapse of the U.S. health care system. The exorbitantly high health care costs are found to be one of the main reasons that can lead to the collapse.

Government domestic functions, Analysis, Economic aspects, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs, Health care reform, Health policy

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