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(Circulation. 2001;103:e9056.)
© 2001 American Heart Association, Inc.

Cardiovascular News

Ruth SoRelle, MPH, Circulation Newswriter

Houston Medical Schools and Hospitals Hit by Massive Flooding

In Houston, Texas, hospitals and 2 medical schools, the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine, lost power and were put out of commission temporarily by massive flooding that hit the Texas Medical Center in the wake of Tropical Storm Allison on June 9, 2001.

Both Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Medical School lost thousands of research animals, most of them mice, in the floodwaters that swamped basements and cut power to the 2 institutions. Both institutions scrambled immediately to save remaining animals and research that was imperiled by the power loss. By midweek, each was clear of water in the basements and at least emergency power was restored in both centers. Neither anticipates a glitch in educational activities, but it will take time to replace animals lost in the storms and to repair and revamp facilities damaged by water.

Memorial Hermann Hospital and the Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center took the hardest hits in the storm. Both transferred patients to other facilities and discharged those who could go home. Memorial Hermann anticipates reopening in mid-July, and Methodist officials said they anticipated accepting new patients on a very limited basis by June 23, 2001. Methodist officials said they had 73 patients who remained in the hospital as of June 14, 2001. Texas Children’s Hospital’s basements took in some water, but the hospital was at full operation by midweek after the storm. St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, which is home to . . . [Full Text of this Article]