Scripps CEO Reflects on Medical Mission 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina
Nearly 70 from Scripps deployed to Houston to care for Gulf Coast survivors
A photograph from 2005 showing part of the Scripps Medical Response Team that deployed to Houston after Hurricane Katrina.
Nearly 70 from Scripps deployed to Houston to care for Gulf Coast survivors
Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder recently shared memories of the health organization’s first medical response mission, which occurred 20 years ago after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast.
Van Gorder told local news outlets that nearly 70 physicians, nurses and administrative/logistics staff members provided care to nearly 5,000 people during the three-week deployment to Houston.
Watch the Fox5 report: Scripps Health Team Recalls Katrina Deployment as 20th Anniversary Nears
Watch the CBS 8 report: Scripps CEO Reflects on Emotional Medical Mission
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