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Hospitals functioning, ready to help patients in need
By VALERIE JONES
Patients in Houston Northwest Medical Center and Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital are in good hands, according to officials from both hospitals. In the wake of Hurricane Ike, many area residents and businesses were left without power and electriciy, not to mention the scarcity of gas and food.
"The hospital is doing very well right now," said Drew Kahn, CEO of Houston Northwest Medical Center Hospital located at 710 FM 1960 W. "We do have connection to our electrical grid and we have full backup power at this time. We are supporting the local water plant with generator capabilities."
Kahn said officials are currently assessing damage from the storm as well as serving patients in the community.
"Primarily, we are serving a tremendous amount of critically ill patients," he said. "That certainly puts some stress on the hospital, but I cannot say enough about the great teamwork and response from our nursing staff, respiratory therapists, allied professionals, plant operations, engineers, physicians and support personnel who worked through the storm and are still working and doing a great job delivering quality care."
Kahn said the hospital is taking care of a great many patients.
"We are serving a very large area now because other hospitals don't have electrical power or the building has sustained damage," he said. "The emergency department is extremely busy with accidents that typically occur after a storm - lacerations and chainsaw injuries."
Lisa White, associate adminstrator for Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, located at 10655 Steepletop Drive, said the hospital is fully operational.
"We had a few issues - we lost power for a period of time, but our backup generators kicked on," she said. "We lost some trees, but overall we were lucky."
She said the hospital is helping any way they can, including notifiying other hospitals that CFMCH was fully functional.
"We have seen some interest from other areas and notified our physicians of our availability. We have also seen an influx in outpatients," White said.
White owes the functionality of the hospital now to being well-prepared for disasters such as Hurricane Ike.
"We were very well-prepared. That's we have drills over and over," she said. "We had enough linens, food, supplies and everything. We were able to feed our employees, patients and families who had to stay here."
White also said the hospital's parent company, Tenet Healthcare, were very supportive.
"They sent in support staff, therapists and nursing staff from other cities such as Dallas and New Orleans," she said. "Additional security also came."
"The hospital is doing very well right now," said Drew Kahn, CEO of Houston Northwest Medical Center Hospital located at 710 FM 1960 W. "We do have connection to our electrical grid and we have full backup power at this time. We are supporting the local water plant with generator capabilities."
Kahn said officials are currently assessing damage from the storm as well as serving patients in the community.
"Primarily, we are serving a tremendous amount of critically ill patients," he said. "That certainly puts some stress on the hospital, but I cannot say enough about the great teamwork and response from our nursing staff, respiratory therapists, allied professionals, plant operations, engineers, physicians and support personnel who worked through the storm and are still working and doing a great job delivering quality care."
Kahn said the hospital is taking care of a great many patients.
"We are serving a very large area now because other hospitals don't have electrical power or the building has sustained damage," he said. "The emergency department is extremely busy with accidents that typically occur after a storm - lacerations and chainsaw injuries."
Lisa White, associate adminstrator for Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, located at 10655 Steepletop Drive, said the hospital is fully operational.
"We had a few issues - we lost power for a period of time, but our backup generators kicked on," she said. "We lost some trees, but overall we were lucky."
She said the hospital is helping any way they can, including notifiying other hospitals that CFMCH was fully functional.
"We have seen some interest from other areas and notified our physicians of our availability. We have also seen an influx in outpatients," White said.
White owes the functionality of the hospital now to being well-prepared for disasters such as Hurricane Ike.
"We were very well-prepared. That's we have drills over and over," she said. "We had enough linens, food, supplies and everything. We were able to feed our employees, patients and families who had to stay here."
White also said the hospital's parent company, Tenet Healthcare, were very supportive.
"They sent in support staff, therapists and nursing staff from other cities such as Dallas and New Orleans," she said. "Additional security also came."
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