Sheri Fink

correspondent for the New York Times; author of “Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital”

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Correspondent for the New York Times; author of “Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital”

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More than 9000 people in LA died of COVID-19 in December and January alone. South LA's Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital was at the center of the crisis.

South LA’s MLK Jr. Hospital became a COVID hotspot. Other hospitals didn’t step in to help

More than 9000 people in LA died of COVID-19 in December and January alone. South LA's Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital was at the center of the crisis.

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Just four years ago, Hurricane Katrina cut off electricity to New Orleans' Memorial Medical Center. Emergency generators failed.

Hurricane Katrina and Medical Choice in Extreme Emergencies

Just four years ago, Hurricane Katrina cut off electricity to New Orleans' Memorial Medical Center. Emergency generators failed.

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Just four years ago, Hurricane Katrina cut off electricity to New Orleans' Memorial Medical Center.  Emergency generators failed.

Hurricane Katrina and Medical Choice in Extreme Emergencies

Just four years ago, Hurricane Katrina cut off electricity to New Orleans' Memorial Medical Center.  Emergency generators failed.

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