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Babies on board choppers: The behind-the-scenes scramble to take in hospital patients from the hurricane-battered Gulf coast

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On Monday, five days after Hurricane Ian hit the west coast of Florida, critically ill patients on ventilators arrived by helicopter at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

Florida hospitals struggle with sanitation crisis after Hurricane Ian knocked out power and water supply

Hospitals and nursing homes across the state evacuated

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022

Hospitals divert primary care patients to health center ‘look-alikes’ to boost finances

A growing number of hospitals are outsourcing often-unprofitable outpatient services for their poorest patients by setting up independent, nonprofit organizations to provide primary care.

Tribune News Service · Sep 12, 2022