The Nebraska Hospital Association recently shared an article from the New York Times that discussed a lawsuit brought by the family of a patient who died in a hospital after Hurricane Katrina. The family's assertion is that the hospital failed to prepare adequately for a disaster when the hospital recognized generator placement was a vulnerability. Will this case and others pending set a precedent for hospital liability during an emergency? Full story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/weekinreview/03fink.html?ref=health