Hurricane Ida statement from Ochsner St. Mary

This statement was emailed by Ochsner St. Mary spokeswoman Sabrina Williams.

Ochsner St. Mary remains open during Hurricane Ida providing services including emergency care if needed. As we continue to monitor the projected path and timeline of Hurricane Ida’s landfall, we will be activating our essential personnel plan at 7pm tonight. As always patient safety is our highest priority. Our emergency plan and protocols are in place and leadership is closely monitoring the storm in cooperation with authorities.

[CEO Fernis LeBlanc] has also worked with the local Homeland Security team to have a designated area at the Berwick Civic Center for citizens to be able to get access to electricity after the storm for their medical equipment such as oxygen tanks if they lose power. In addition, the fire station on Victor II Boulevard in Morgan City will have 50 oxygen tanks available for people to exchange out if they need a new tank after the storm.

As a reminder, Ochsner St. Mary is not an evacuation site. However, in the unlikely event that you are injured and in need of healthcare, Ochsner St. Mary will be here and ready to provide care during the storm.