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20 years later Hurricane Rita’s devastation still haunts Southeast Texas
23 Sep 2025 23:56 GMT
Hurricane Rita slammed the Gulf Coast 20 … . 24 marks two decades since Hurricane Rita slammed into the Gulf Coast … out of gas, you had medical emergencies. Some people were on …
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'A wow moment': how Hurricane Rita changed the way southwest Louisiana handles disasters
15 Sep 2025 09:14 GMT
Two decades after Hurricane Rita struck southwest Louisiana, one … Shell Beach Drive after Hurricane Rita hit the city in … water, sewage and even health care services to the community … .
Nonprofit leaders also say Hurricane Rita changed their approach to major …
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20 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Still Struggles With Evacuation Plans That Minimize Health Risks
26 Sep 2025 09:48 GMT
… critical, said Guidry and other medical professionals. Gridlocks, bottlenecks, and … evacuation of Houston ahead of Hurricane Rita, which also rapidly intensified, … DePaul Community Health Centers pharmacy director Raymond Strong. “For all diseases, whether …
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Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh's clinic volunteers explain why they keep coming back
25 Oct 2025 00:55 GMT
… combined attendance.
Volunteers and medical professionals provided dental, visual … and more than 200 medical professionals who committed to … chief dental officer for UPMC Health Plan, one of the … began after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita in 2005.
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Dallas County's chief medical examiner retires after 37 years
01 Nov 2024 03:34 GMT
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Barnard says as a young medical student, this isn… was one of just four medical examiners performing 2,000 … tackled major cases. There were health crises, like Ebola and … 24 nursing home residents fleeing Hurricane Rita and the fertilizer plant explosion …
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Longview firefighters commended for Central Texas flood response: ‘They did a phenomenal job’
27 Sep 2025 04:10 GMT
… she didn’t require any medical attention, Howard said.
“It was … . His first deployment was during Hurricane Rita, but nothing was as bad …
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Nashville Then: Experience 20 years ago in September 2005 through photos
27 Sep 2025 02:13 GMT
… bull from New Orleans, a medical checkup on Sept. 14, 2005 … because of the threat from Hurricane Rita to the Texas coast on …
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Former Police Chief looks back at Rita
24 Sep 2025 21:34 GMT
… thing he dealt with was Hurricane Rita.
Making split second decisions that … . The hotel was near The Medical Center of Southeast Texas which …
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Evacuation routes: Could Louisiana turn to temporary travel lanes instead of contraflow?
24 Sep 2025 10:53 GMT
… critical, said Guidry and other medical professionals. Gridlocks, bottlenecks, and … evacuation of Houston ahead of Hurricane Rita, which also rapidly intensified, … DePaul Community Health Centers pharmacy director Raymond Strong.
“For all diseases, whether …
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20 years after Rita: The evacuation that changed Houston forever
24 Sep 2025 03:58 GMT
… response.
HOUSTON — Twenty years ago, Hurricane Rita triggered the largest and deadliest … also had a lack of medical support, a lack of designated …