Louisiana hospital adding screens against hurricane winds

More than 70 windows were pierced by debris during Hurricane Katrina, forcing patients to be moved to other parts of the hospital

By Healthcare Facilities Today


West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, La., is working on a hurricane-hardening project to secure its windows, according to an article on the Kansas City Star website.

According to the article, the work is part of a series of upgrades underway at the hospital in Jefferson Parish and one of a series of construction projects at the facility.

The hospital is using FEMA block grant money provided to install metal window screens to protect patient rooms and other units during a major storm, director of facilities management Eric Yancovich said in the article. More than 70 windows were pierced by debris during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, forcing patients to be moved to other parts of the hospital.

Other projects going on at the hospital include a $1.6 million new facility for the West Jefferson's information technology offices. The hospital is also building a parking lot to serve patients at its newly relocated and expanded endoscopy unit.

Read the article.

 

 

 



February 12, 2014


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