HHS, DoD Rescue Dialysis Patients From U.S. Virgin Islands After Hurricane Irma
As part of the
Data from the
"People who rely on dialysis are among the most medically vulnerable after natural disasters, and given the extent of the destruction on
HHS emergency managers also are working with territory agencies, dialysis facilities and other partners to arrange dialysis services and temporary shelter in
Data to support the evacuation came from the HHS emPOWER (https://empowermap.hhs.gov/) initiative and CMS systems. To aid in planning, emPOWER provides public health authorities with the total number of Medicare beneficiaries in a zip code who rely on 14 types of life-maintaining and assistive equipment, ranging from oxygen concentrators to electric wheelchairs, as well as data on the number of people who rely on dialysis, oxygen, and home health services. Specific information can be provided for life-saving efforts in a disaster.
Approximately 100 HHS medical personnel are deployed to
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