In Big Easy, Health Care Still a Challenge
When Hurricane Katrina hit, the damage to New Orleans devastated the city’s health care system. Four years after the floods, one of the city’s biggest hospitals is still closed. As the Crescent City continues to rebuild, residents are relying heavily on local community clinics. We talk to Karen DeSalvo, vice dean of Community Affairs and Health Policy at the Tulane School of Medicine; and Patricia Berryhill, clinical director of the Lower Ninth Ward Health Clinic.
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