Employees know that Tenet is in financial trouble. But we know that no matter what happens, St. Mary's is so badly needed that it will always be here.

Clearly the more [people] know about what is happening in the hospital to their loved ones when they're sick ... the more they're going to speak out.

If a nurse has reason to stay in a hospital for a long time, that definitely has a positive affect on how a patient is treated.

I have some trouble giving increases to employees in excess of what we are getting in revenue from the state. We're probably going to be laying off teachers, administrators or other significant employees.

A crucial part of your plan is communicating it to your employees. Be sure everyone knows what they'll need to do should disaster strike.

There are about 17,000 gaming employees in that region and we estimate that about 10,000 may have lost their homes and have no place to live,