Disaster Response in Health Care: A Design Extension for Enterprise Data Warehouse

Abstract

August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina made landfall and caused catastrophic damage along the coastlines of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana killing at least 1,836 people [12]. Nearly 80 percent of the city of New Orleans and surrounding areas were ravaged. Katrina is estimated to be responsible for more than $80 billion in damages, making it the costliest hurricane in the U.S. history [12]. Katrina had a major impact on health care in the affected and surrounding areas. Thousands of evacuees, including many who had chronic conditions, needed immediate medical care.