See inside ICU unit after Hurricane Ian tears roof off

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The roof was blown off of a Port Charlotte hospital while patients were inside as Hurricane Ian pummeled Florida Wednesday. Dr. Birgit Bodine, an Internal Medicine specialist at the hospital, joins New Day to discuss what it was like to be in the hospital as torrential rains inundated the critical unit.

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  1. I’ve had some rough shifts before, but the roof of the hospital has never blown off flooding my unit. I can’t even imagine having to deal with that!

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  4. I’m shocked to see how poorly built Florida buildings are and how they’re not built for natural disasters despite this being a known issue.
    So many cheap roofs and cheap buildings and poor construction paying the concequences under extreme circumstances. Including government built buildings where short cuts have clearly been taken. I hope this event leads to better systems to ensure atleast hospital roofs stay on. You can build hurricane resistance buildings of you plan.

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    2. @wickedcabinboy yes, my family lived in the Keys when Donna hit, I was born the next year in Homestead, grew up in Broward

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    3. Perhaps you should teach the architects and engineers how to design buildings that will hold up to 125 plus wind speeds, and extreme downpours (since you seem to be an expert). Florida has some of the strictest building standards in the USA. This was very likely an older structure, that was not built with today’s building codes, which were updated in 1992, post Hurricane Andrew. I am also guessing that hospital likely had a flat roof, which are more likely to fail, if they are not inspected regularly as the water can pool and not drain properly. Keep in mind this storm dumped over 19 inches of rain in some places. Put a foot (or more) of water on any flat roof and see what happens. BTW, I have a fairly large home (in Florida) block construction, hurricane clips and enforced garage doors. I am guessing it is better constructed than most homes in the rest of the USA which are typically constructed with wood. My house (like many in Florida) is solid AF! But thanks so much for your “expertise”

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    4. @Ministry Of Truth True. In NC, during the last cat 5 we thought was headed at us, they closed the evacuation shelters because “none of the shelters can withstand the storm anyway”. So there weren’t a lot of options for folks who were planning to be in a shelter.

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  5. It’s good to know that their are many individuals still in Florida who are trying to do what they can to make sure that those still caught up in the storm are safe. Please be careful.

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    2. @The Great CornPop-Holio One doesn’t need to be Christian to put humanity ahead of politics. Unfortunately, there has been too much religion in politics lately.

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  6. All those working the ICU are heroes!!! 160 patients?!?! Amazing they stood by their patients sides. I wish all the patients to recover!!!

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  8. In addition to the hospital repairs, if possible, this will be an infection prevention nightmare for patients and staff from contact with the water and whatever was in it.

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  14. My prayers go out to all those affect in the ICU but I do find it very irritating that their logos cover-up have the video. All I saw was an empty room when they said a staircase with the waterfall

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  18. Texas Medical Center in Houston flood-proofed their facilities years ago. This FL hospital system should have done the same.

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