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Will Flu Crisis Push U.S. toward an “Infectious Katrina”?

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 19th, 2009

On April 29 the World Heath Organization (WHO) raised the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic alert to level 5 and urged all countries to immediately activate their national influenza preparedness plans. Many U.S. healthcare industry observers were left wondering if the U.S. is headed for an “Infectious Katrina” experience.

Not so, according to Nathaniel Weiss, founder and CEO of LiveProcess, the market leader in web-based emergency preparedness and incident management solutions for hospitals and healthcare organizations.

“This story has gone from pig farms to hospital ER waiting rooms,” said Weiss. “Hospitals are the frontline of this crisis, and now people...

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