Katrina Disaster: Where did they newborns go??? Our NICU would like to help

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Hello everyone..I work in a 50+ bed Level IV+ NICU in Upstate NY. My fellow nurses and I would like to send donations to the recieving NICU's from Katrina.Can anyone help me out. Thanks

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Hello everyone..I work in a 50+ bed Level IV+ NICU in Upstate NY. My fellow nurses and I would like to send donations to the recieving NICU's from Katrina.Can anyone help me out. Thanks

I don't know the facility names but the initial NICU evacuees went to somewhere in Houston. Some may have also gone to Women's Hospital in Baton Rouge. We have a NICU in North Louisiana, but they did not send us any :imbar

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Hello everyone..I work in a 50+ bed Level IV+ NICU in Upstate NY. My fellow nurses and I would like to send donations to the recieving NICU's from Katrina.Can anyone help me out. Thanks

Hi! How "upstate" are you? Not Syracuse by any chance....????

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I don't know the facility names but the initial NICU evacuees went to somewhere in Houston. Some may have also gone to Women's Hospital in Baton Rouge. We have a NICU in North Louisiana, but they did not send us any :imbar

Some are at Lady of the Lakes in Baton Rouge

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Hello everyone..I work in a 50+ bed Level IV+ NICU in Upstate NY. My fellow nurses and I would like to send donations to the recieving NICU's from Katrina.Can anyone help me out. Thanks

Hi, I just read on the internet that you can send donations to the

Womens Hospital

Disaster Relief Fund

9000 Airline Highway

Baton Rouge,LA 70815

They have a website where I received this information.

http://www.thehartwellsun.com/articles/2005/09/06/news/hurricane

They have a list of things they need.Hope this helps you out.

Good luck,

640grams

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