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Hundreds of Louisiana hospital patients could be evacuated

 |  By HealthLeaders Media Staff  
   September 03, 2008

Power outages caused by Hurricane Gustav have forced Louisiana officials to transport patients from hospitals and other medical facilities for fear they couldn't survive long without air conditioning. Louisiana officials estimated that almost 700 patients in a dozen Louisiana hospitals may have to be evacuated over the next three days because the facilities do not have air conditioning.

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