La. Doctor Cleared in Patient Deaths Recalls Storm

Hurricane Katrina hospital horror: La. doctor cleared in patient deaths recounts storm scene By MARY FOSTER Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS July 20, 2008 (AP) Trapped in a hospital with 2,000 people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Anna Pou recalls her throat burning from the rancid smell. Dr. Anna Pou talks during an interview in Metairie, La., Monday, July 14, 2008. Dr. Pou says new legislation designed to protect medical personnel during a disaster is a case of something good growing out of something bad. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Toilets had backed up and temperatures in the eight-story building reached almost 110 degrees because the windows didn't open. Power had failed, levees broke and 80 percent of New Orleans was flooded, including the hospital basement where the generators were. It was completely dark at... [read full story]