Texas ESRD Emergency Coalition

   Gustav Updates

• 09/02/2008 12:06 pm
  Texas Emergency officials have given the order to allow Texans to return home from evacuated areas; however Medical Special Needs and LA patients will be delayed. more....
• 09/01/2008 10:45 am
  Hurricane Gustav continues on its projected path. The outer rain bans have made land fall and continue to be the main point of concern East Texas. Rain amounts up to 14 inches could fall on this part of the state. It is very important for you to continue to monitor your EMSystems regularly and when a update request is made.

  The state command center utilizes this data on a regular basis to make informed decisions as to placement of special needs patients.

  Facilities are doing a great job thus far in taking those patients that have been displaced. Please continue to use your resources to ensure placement of patients. The TEEC command center is Live at the County command center. The number to the command center is 866-407-3773.
  

• 08/31/2008 5:16 pm
  Sunday Ops Call

  · Update State of Texas Command Center Call

  · Texas has assisted with special needs evacuation of 10,000 from New Orleans

  · 250 Are headed to Austin – Dialysis is unknown at this time for this group.

  · Beaumont, Port Arthur, Hardin County, Orange County, Chambers County have all been evacuated North.

  · Storm has moved to the West

  · Category 3 hurricane

  · Winds expand 220 miles from center of storm

  · Expect tropical force winds around 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday

  · Area of concern for the state is the East Texas area. Please see map attached. Due to Severe Rainfall that could be catastrophic on Wednesday and Thursday.
  

• 08/31/2008 8:45 am
  Staffing Waivers
  
• 08/30/2008 6:47 pm
  TEEC Steering Call update
  
• 08/29/2008 12:21 pm
  AM Conference Call:

  · State of Texas expecting Landfall between Corpus Christie and Mobile, AB

  · South East Texas is preparing for evacuations

  · Land Fall is expected approx. around 2a.m. on Monday

  · Worry is regarding the storms ability to stall and dump large amounts of rain

  · Golden Triangle will be hit with rains or direct path of storm

  · Volunteer evacuations are occurring in Beaumont

  · State has started moving buses/ Air buses/ planes to Texas City which is the HUB

  · Golden Triangle is evacuating to the Tyler area. A special needs shelter is up and running there.

  · Network #14 stance regarding patient records. TB and Chest X-ray have become a problem for LA patients. Medical Director can give guidance for facilities that need to take patients that do not have this documentation. The state has not released anything official relaxing the regulations.

• 08/29/2008 11:20 am
  The state has begun plans for air evacuation to begin on Saturday afternoon. The designated locations for the air evacuations are El Paso, Dallas/Fort Worth area and San Antonio. The State and other emergency personnel have access to this system and will be monitoring for availability. Please update your facility information to specifically reflect capacity for potential evacuees, required staff numbers for RN's, PCT's and clerical. If your facility can take lifesite, buttonhole or isolations patients; please include in the comments section. Questions or concerns, please contact the Network office @ 972-503-3215.

  Region: TX Dialysis Q-V
  
  

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