Healthcare facilities on Cape Cod are prepared for the next big storm with plans built on past experiences, according to an article on the Cape Cod website.
In advance of a major storm, diesel tanks for Cape Cod Hospital’s three generators are topped off and anything outdoors that might be blown away, such as construction scaffolding, is taken down or secured.
Similar steps are taken at Falmouth Hospital, the system’s urgent care clinics in Harwich, Hyannis, Sandwich and Falmouth; the JML Care Center in Falmouth; and Heritage at Falmouth, a retirement facility. Hospital patients that can be safely discharged are sent home, and elective surgeries postponed.
Cape Cod Hospital also has agreements with Eversource for electricity, and suppliers of fuel, food, medicine and laundry services to meet its needs during a catastrophic storm.
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