Articles Tagged With 'Disaster Preparedness'

Haiti Loses Its U.S. Lifeboat

by Sheri Fink, Special to ProPublica March 14, 2010, 1 p.m.

The Navy hospital ship Comfort has left the Port-au-Prince harbor, but some say that earthquake victims still need its help.

Judge Strikes Complaint in Libel Suit Against ProPublica

by Robin Fields
ProPublica, Feb. 24, 2010, 9:21 p.m.

A court ruling concludes that a doctor was not defamed in an article about Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans.

Key Panel Presses for Clearer Guidance on Who Gets Scarce Resources in Major Medical Disasters

by Charles Ornstein and Sheri Fink, ProPublica Sept. 24, 2009, 6:02 p.m.

A report from a committee of doctors, lawyers and public health professionals declares an "urgent and clear need" for consistent standards of care during medical crises.