Earlier this month, #HurricaneBeryl made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast as a Category 1 hurricane bringing powerful winds, flooding, widespread tree and powerline damage, and millions left without power. In collaboration with HCA Healthcare’s Enterprise Emergency Operations Center (EEOC), key resources – such as medications, generator power, food and water – were distributed to facilities to maintain continuity of care. HCA Houston Healthcare colleagues stood ready to serve with strength and compassion. Amid the storm, we saw the best of humanity shine through and we’re sharing a few of those stories here: 🔶 Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) team members at The Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston served a free, hot meal - “Breakfast with Beryl” - to over 420 patients and colleagues the morning the storm came through. Although generator power allowed HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake to continue operations, elevators temporarily went down during lunch service. Colleagues came together to carry nearly 150 meal trays up numerous flights of stairs to deliver to patient rooms. Many non-clinical team members provided additional support to the FNS team to retrieve patient trays, wash dishes and more. 🔶 As Hurricane Beryl was initially headed towards Corpus Christi, Texas, HCA Healthcare’s collaborative network allowed Corpus Christi Medical Center to safely transport eight NICU babies and six high-risk OB patients to HCA Healthcare affiliate Methodist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio. The transfer of these patients was a remarkable exercise in coordination and communication, orchestrated by dozens and dozens of colleagues. 🔶 Due to power outages, many Houston residents were left without access to AC. One church cooling center was made available to community members through the collaboration of local community partners and HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast. After patients were discharged from the hospital’s ER, they were sent to the church for food, water and to cool off. Eager to serve Houston residents further, hospital leaders came together to donate new pillows to the church so that residents would have a comfortable place to lay their head. Please join us in thanking our colleagues for providing uninterrupted care during Hurricane Beryl and for their unwavering commitment to the care and improvement of human life. #CareLikeFamily #HCAEmergencyOperations
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