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Hundreds of medical centers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts face serious risks from even relatively weak storms as climate change accelerates sea-level rise — not to mention big ones like Category 4 Hurricane Ian.
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Residents from nine facilities still shuttered are staying in nearby skilled nursing centers, where staff are working to make them feel comfortable and monitor for "transfer trauma."
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Experts say helping people who suffered losses during the storm meet basic needs like food and shelter reduces stress, while talking about emotions builds resiliency.
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The center responded to more than triple its yearly average number of 211 calls from Charlotte County in just one week.
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A pulmonologist warns about chemicals, oil, gas and other dangerous substances in floodwaters created by Hurricane Ian.
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In total, 67 babies had to be evacuated from Southwest Florida hospitals to regions throughout the state. All Children's in St. Petersburg has 21 of them.
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Talking with neighbors is among the ways to help ease anxiety after a disaster, says Reese VanCamp of Elite DNA Behavioral Health in Fort Myers.
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Caregivers can use puzzles, blankets, comfort food and other tools to help distract their loved one with dementia from the often chaotic environment that comes with sheltering from a hurricane.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Florida Hospital Association's CEO Mary Mayhew about conditions at health care facilities in Southwest Florida following Hurricane Ian.
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Some required rescues, while others hunkered down while depending on generator power as crews sort through the damage.