Erlanger Sends 18-Wheeler Packed With Supplies To Assist Hospital Victims Of Louisiana Floods

  • Friday, August 26, 2016

When nurses at two Louisiana hospitals affected by recent floods sent out a call for help on social media, Erlanger nurses, employees, and suppliers immediately joined forces to help their counterparts in the flooded areas.

On Friday  at 2 p.m., an 18-wheeler packed with donated supplies will set off from Erlanger, headed to Ochsner Medical Center and Baton Rouge General Medical Center (BRGMC) in Louisiana.

Supplies such as clothing, scrubs, and hand sanitizer have been donated by Erlanger associates and suppliers. The goods will be delivered directly to the two Louisiana hospitals to specifically benefit the facilities, their patients, and their employees.

At BRGMC, for example, 44 hospital employees displaced by floods are temporarily living at the hospital, and some four dozen patients at Oschner had to be evacuated from the facility by air and ground transport due to flooded conditions.

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