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FWIW, the full title of this article is: 112 Degrees With No Water: Puerto Rican Hospitals Battle Life And Death Daily i think it's important to emphasize the

FWIW, the full title of this article is: 112 Degrees With No Water: Puerto Rican Hospitals Battle Life And Death Daily i think it's important to emphasize the temperature difference here because almost every hospital anywhere battles life and death daily

pvaldes 9y ago
> No power, no air conditioning, no local water, no local food 46 celsius. Wouldn't be feasible to move at least some of those people to hospitals in the continent to be treated there? Seems a much easier and efficient way. Recovery could be much slower if patiens are keep in the current facilities.
- maxerickson 9y ago
  I don't know what the extent is, but there have been medical evacuations. I guess it isn't simple though, people may not want to leave the island if they think the hospitals will be back to full service soon and things like that. And also transporting sick people 1,000 miles isn't necessarily trivial.
  - pvaldes 9y ago
    Is an interesting thing that there are aircraft carriers but not hospital carrier ships... would make some things much easier
    - bradyd 9y ago
      There are hospital ships, like the USNS Mercy and Comfort. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Mercy_(T-AH-19) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Mercy_(T-AH-19)
    - maxerickson 9y ago
      There is a hospital ship in San Juan: https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1334349/usns-comfort-arrives-in-puerto-rico-to-aid-maria-relief-efforts/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1334349/usns-co... It'd be interesting to see a real analysis of the difficulties. Among the first things that come to mind is efficient use of personnel. There is need for medical care there, so there is a decision between having medical people available locally and having them transporting patients.
    - gebeeson 9y ago
      My first thought as well - seems as though the USNS Comfort has been on site PR for a couple days now. I know the Navy only has two of those vessels - perhaps a third would be prudent and money well spent?
curtis 9y ago
I had intended to use the full title, and only just now realized that I messed it up.
- copperx 9y ago
  Big time, mind you.

pvaldes 9y ago

> No power, no air conditioning, no local water, no local food 46 celsius. Wouldn't be feasible to move at least some of those people to hospitals in the continent to be treated there? Seems a much easier and efficient way. Recovery could be much slower if patiens are keep in the current facilities.

maxerickson 9y ago
I don't know what the extent is, but there have been medical evacuations. I guess it isn't simple though, people may not want to leave the island if they think the hospitals will be back to full service soon and things like that. And also transporting sick people 1,000 miles isn't necessarily trivial.
- pvaldes 9y ago
  Is an interesting thing that there are aircraft carriers but not hospital carrier ships... would make some things much easier
  - bradyd 9y ago
    There are hospital ships, like the USNS Mercy and Comfort. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Mercy_(T-AH-19) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Mercy_(T-AH-19)
  - maxerickson 9y ago
    There is a hospital ship in San Juan: https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1334349/usns-comfort-arrives-in-puerto-rico-to-aid-maria-relief-efforts/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1334349/usns-co... It'd be interesting to see a real analysis of the difficulties. Among the first things that come to mind is efficient use of personnel. There is need for medical care there, so there is a decision between having medical people available locally and having them transporting patients.
  - gebeeson 9y ago
    My first thought as well - seems as though the USNS Comfort has been on site PR for a couple days now. I know the Navy only has two of those vessels - perhaps a third would be prudent and money well spent?

curtis 9y ago

I had intended to use the full title, and only just now realized that I messed it up.

copperx 9y ago
Big time, mind you.