The show must go on!

Just two weeks after the flood that closed Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, its doors have reopened to inpatients in the South end of Louisville.  For the past week, services have rapidly been coming back online due to the heroic efforts of our team members and their dedication to the hospital and its patients.  And in just a few days time, Louisville's second largest Emergency Department is already nearly back to its pre-flood volumes!

I had an opportunity to tour the hospital last week which was already well into the clean-up phase, but even still I was able to gain a better appreciation for the amount of damage that this flood had caused.  Inside, team members were busy putting the hospital back together after a total cleaning had taken place on one of the units. I have never witnessed a hospital closed due to conditions such as this, but I am so proud to see how well the entire organization has come together to support each other in this most unusual time of need.  

Wave 3 News recently aired a story that summarized the status of operations and the efforts underway to restore the hospital.  Special thanks as well to our marketing team for their efforts in keeping everyone well informed and in the loop on the progress being made each day.  Great photos and comments can be found on Facebook, Twitter, and the hospital's blog.

The show must go on!