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Hawai?i's Disaster Vulnerability: Healthcare Challenges

Maui Memorial Medical Center
Maui Memorial Medical Center

What happens to patients in dialysis centers when there isn't water or power, and they can't stay open? How do patients get their medicines if pharmacies are closed? What about our stockpile of medical supplies? Those scenarios and more were posed to Chris Crabtree, Director of Hawai?i Healthcare Emergency Management as part of The Conversation's ongoing look at Hawai?i's vulnerability and resiliency during a disaster.

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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