Abstract

NICU preparation for a hurricane includes evacuating or sheltering neonates, agreements to transfer neonates, communication, and emergency transport systems to move neonates to safer ground. Under-represented are identifying the skills and capabilities to support a neonate for hours, if not days, in an austere and adverse environment. The successful operations that sheltered and evacuated 235 neonates with only two deaths and no adverse events recorded are under-recognized. Such accomplishments came about from the actions and improvisations of local Neonatologists and NICU staff who extended an ordinary workday into the consequences of major hurricanes.

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