Newswise — A clinic operated by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has treated 6,075 evacuees from Hurricane Katrina since it was set up in a single day on Sept. 2 in partnership with the City of Houston and Mayor Bill White in the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Thousands of people, including faculty, staff, students, residents, friends of the university and walk-ups, have donated their time at the clinic.
"We have a wonderful group of medical personnel who are not just from Houston or from Texas, but from all over the country," said Michael Bungo, M.D., associate dean for Harris County programs at the UT Medical School at Houston and chief of staff at LBJ Hospital. "We've had an outpouring of volunteerism."
Clinic services include mental health, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology and trauma. A pharmacy, lab and a mobile dental clinic also are available.
For additional information on clinic operations, other volunteer efforts, and outreach activities, please visit our dedicated web site for Hurricane Katrina operations. http://www.uthouston.edu/media/newsreleases/nrSpecial/katrina/index.html
Our institution has a variety of expertise available regarding post-storm issues such as infectious disease risk, drinking water contamination, and the re-entry and rehabilitation of flooded medical/science buildings stemming from our experience with Tropical Storm Allison in June 2001.
Please call 713-500-3030 for information.
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