Florida hospitals weren't ready for Hurricane Ian. Some fear the next big storm.

Florida Trend Health Care Florida hospitals weren't ready for Hurricane Ian. Some fear the next big storm. Hurricane Ian exposed an alarming weakne...

November 29, 2022
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Florida Trend Health Care Florida hospitals weren't ready for Hurricane Ian. Some fear the next big storm. Hurricane Ian exposed an alarming weakness in Florida's healthcare system: Many hospitals in the state are unprepared to quickly evacuate patients and some facilities likely couldn't withstand a direct hit from a major storm. The leaders of five hospitals found themselves in that situation in late September as Hurricane Ian approached. [Source: Politico] Florida Trend Exclusive Keiser introduces two new nursing initiatives to include health challenges of women and Hispanics Keiser University was already one of the largest producers of nurses in Florida when this year it launched two initiatives to work on some of the largest hurdles in health care: Providing specialty care to women and to address the specific challenges of Florida's growing Hispanic population.

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