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In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many hard-hit hospitals along the northeast coast were putting in calls to colleagues in New Orleans for advice on how best to pick up the pieces and, perhaps more importantly, bolster their defenses for future disasters. While hospitals along the Gulf Coast are much more accustomed to preparing for hurricanes than facilities in the Northeast, Hurricane Katrina knocked even the best-prepared facilities on their heels when it devastated the region in August of 2005.

Hospitals in the storm-battered Northeast get lessons in recovery, retooling from Louisiana colleagues