We are going to build newer, more modern facilities that will withstand the test of time. They will withstand the next storm, and the one after that.

How many will stay, how many will repatriate to New Orleans has yet to be determined, ... But we know we have a responsibility to care for the underinsured, the uninsured.

The buildings have unsafe air to breathe, pervasive mold growing, and mechanical systems that were completely destroyed by the storm.

The opportunity to maximize limited dollars through collaboration with the VA is immense, bold, and compelling in our post-Katrina environment.

It's not really up to the hospitals to decide what the health care delivery system should be.

Even before the storms, these old facilities were on the ropes.