In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, doctors at the Charity Hospital scrambled to keep patients alive without power or functioning medical equipment as floodwaters trapped them inside its darkened halls for days on end. The massive hospital that had cared for the city's residents for years was shuttered after the last patients and staff were rescued that year. Now, as Louisiana marks the storm's 21st anniversary, the long-vacant storm-damaged building is about to renew life, according to AP.
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