Hospitals in Hawaii postponed all elective procedures and surgeries and stocked up with supplies and the generators to get ready for Hurricane Lane, according to an article on the Hawaii Now website.
Employees have gone through training to deal with natural disasters or any large influx of patients.
Bruce Anderson, director of Hawaii's Department of Health, said that having enough hospital space in case of a huge influx is a challenge.
"Basically, our healthcare system is very fragile in that respect. Our hospitals are full. They can't afford to keep beds open for people in the event of storms like this," Anderson said. "Fortunately, in this case we actually have a federal agency that has sent two teams here, 30 people on each team, with resources to help support establishing medical facilities if need be."
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