In recognition of the extraordinary effort put forth by the eight thousand associates of the Seton Family of Hospitals, we have published Storm Surge--the stories and eyewitness accounts of the men and women who worked tirelessly during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The stage for the massive evacuation of the Texas Gulf Coast had been set in part by the ravaging storm named Katrina. Once Hurricane Rita drew a bead on Galveston, home to the University of Texas Medical Branch, there was no hesitation or uncertainty. Plans were immediately executed to evacuate the entire hospital. The Seton Family of Hospitals, three hours inland, was the destination for most of the UTMB patients. Thus began one of the largest civilian medical evacuations in U.S. history.
Susan Crane
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Susan Crane describes the process of preparing Seton Medical Center Austin’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for the influx of more than thirty babies being evacuated from University of Texas Medical Branch as Hurricane Rita approached.
Betty Thornell
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Betty Thornell compares the impact of Katrina and Rita on Brackenridge and Childrens Hospital of Austin.
Glenda Owens and Michele Gonzalez
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Glenda Owen and Michele Gonzalez discuss the operation of Seton’s command center, critical to coordinating hurricane-related activity within the Seton Family of Hospitals.
Aileen Thompson
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Aileen Thompson remembers her days in post-Katrina New Orleans with a contingent of Central Texas volunteers.
Beverly Massengale
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Beverly Massengale talks about the role that Seton’s League House played during Hurricane Rita.
Dahlia Flores, Apryl Haynes and Neal Kelley
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Dahlia Flores, Apryl Haynes and Neal Kelley recount the chaos and gridlock along I-10, and the Edgar B. Davis Hospital’s response to the plight of those fleeing the Texas Coast during Hurricane Rita.
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Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the