Lake Norman Regional Medical Center Storm Preparation
9/13/2018
Mooresville, NC – Lake Norman Regional Medical Center has taken steps to continue our operations as Hurricane Florence moves toward our area, and we want to assure you we are well prepared for any potential impact of the storm. “Patient safety, as always, will continue to be our first priority,” said Stephen Midkiff, CEO, Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.
We have stocked a surplus of medical, food and water supplies, and have a mobile back-up generator, as well as fuel, to keep services from being interrupted. “We have staff available, well-prepared, and ready to care for patients throughout the storm and its aftermath,” Midkiff further stated. “We provide ongoing education and training internally and perform drills with our local first responders throughout the year for emergency situations. We encourage you to prepare and practice your own family’s disaster response plan, as well, so you are ready,” continued Midkiff.
Communications can be challenging during a weather crisis, so it’s important to think ahead. Write down emergency phone numbers and keep them near every phone in your house, program them into your cell phone and have every family member keep a printed copy in their wallet. Establish an emergency point of contact in a different town such as a friend or relative in case phone lines are busy during an emergency.
Know your community so you’re prepared to take action – find out where the nearest shelter is and the different routes you can take to get there. For online materials such as contact lists or maps, take time to print them now. Power outages around a storm can make accessing data online difficult. Sign up for HyperReach to receive community and weather alerts. If a shelter is opened in Iredell County, the information will be on the HyperReach message. The link is: http://www.Hyper-Reach.com/nciredellsignup.html.
Home emergency supplies can help keep you and your family safe and healthy. While store inventories are high and it’s easy to get to and from the store, make sure you have the following basics on hand:
Food and Medicine
- Water – at least 5 gallons per person
- Food supply for 3 to 5 days (like granola bars and canned foods)
- Baby food or formula
- Prescription medicines
Safety Items
- First aid kit and instructions
- Fire extinguisher
- Battery-powered radio
- Flashlights
- Extra batteries
- Sleeping bags or extra blankets
- Supplies to make drinking water safe (like iodine tablets or chlorine bleach)
Personal Care Products
- Hand sanitizer
- Wet cleaning cloths (like baby wipes)
- Soap
- Toothpaste
- Tampons and pads
- Diapers
Your car’s emergency kit should include:
- Food that doesn’t go bad (like canned food)
- Flares
- Jumper cables
- Maps and/or GPS in your car or on your smartphone
- Roadside emergency kit
- First aid kit
- Fire extinguisher
- Blankets or sleeping bags
- Flashlight and extra batteries
To learn more about our community’s hurricane preparedness, visit ReadyNC at www.readync.org and Iredell County Emergency Management at www.co.iredell.nc.us.
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