America's Oldest Hospital: Abandoned (Hurricane Katrina Documentary) | Real Stories 

You said it great and I agree 💯 with you!!!

I couldn’t agree more. You said it well. Such a sad story nothing good came out of, its all changed for the worse and so many people could do nothing but watch it happen. So many so proud of the fact they were born or worked at Charity.

I thought the exact same thing. All about money and profit.

I hope in their time of need, the hospital and the system fails them, after all, everyone involved deserves to have done to them, what they have done to do many.

I as a nurse know your feelings. Years later I see truth. This! Destroyed the best teachings in La. Charity was great to go to. When you work with employees, medical staff...they teach me even more. 19 years of nursing....and I can learn from them...This is where healthcare is headed

GOD BLESS YOU & THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE

Thank you so much for your service!!!

That sounds absolutely horrific 😢. Thank you for sticking it out with the people in spite of the terrible conditions. Many would give up and be on to find their own family but you took your commitment to your patients seriously 🥰Bless you ❤

Wow! They never tell those horror stories on the news! Thank you so much for all you do. Nursing is one of the most difficult jobs on the planet, with so much less recognition and support that you deserve. May the Universe shine its gifts upon you~✨☄🎆

I appreciate all you did to be there for those who couldn’t care for themselves. It is a huge sacrifice to be away from you family. Thank you again

Exactly what happens all over the US. Shame on this country. What an embarrassment in front of the entire world.

It is sad. They do not get help in a jail.

It’s true

a sad but terrible reality....

Unfortunately, it's all too easy to believe.

Wooow

Tulane still had power tho Because they rented a portable generator truck which they hooked up to the emergency red sockets

My aunt worked in EMS at the time of Katrina Many doctors were forced into incredibly difficult situations. We were forgotten. Tulane got evacuated first they left big charity and mercy hospital both with critical patients ALONE. Some doctors had to euthanize patients they couldn't evac or move to higher floors, alligators were getting into buildings trying to escape the storm, people outside were killing each other trying to reach out hospitals just for the government to fly over us in blackhawks

@@riflescientist1744years ago I wouldn’t have believed this. Now, I disgustingly know that what you are saying is true. Our government failed in every way possible. People need to be in prison for murder.

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West Jeff native here, you are absolutely right charity was one of our arteries and the new charity doesn't even fill a single shoe Big Charity was able to give us She was our cities guardian

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Girl me too I had to keep pausing it! So many emotions. Makes me want to make more out of life. The fight those people had to fight 😣.

😭😭😭 UNBELIEVABLE 😭😭😭 OMG! I just watched this mess & it was my tears for me!

Exactly! The hurricane itself was the lightest part. This is absolutely horrible.

This brings back so many tears. I was a new RN when this happened. Although I did work in the city, I didn’t work at Charity and Katrina was my off week. I lived about 40 minutes away and watched helplessly as everyone else did from TV. So close, yet so far. I wanted to help, but there was nothing any of us outside of the city could do. You could sense the suffering from miles away. Horrible. Still shocking. We took care of many of these patients afterwards, and we absorbed the nurses as well. The stories we heard were things I’d never thought I’d hear. It’s amazing how a civilized city can be turned on its head within 24 hrs.

Same!! I’m a native and never knew the extent of what happened. I 100% believe the state and LSU concocted a plan to erect a new hospital. They were determined to do it. That just shows you how much of a force these “big dogs” are and the disgusting lengths they go to for greed. From staff, to patients, to those home owners. I’m honestly upset.

I was confused I thought you meant you were there in 05 😭

Shame

And it was fine all those years before making the best of an ill equipped situation. 10-20 patients on wards, no privacy 24/7. Just greed at its finest.

@@tinawindham6958 100%. As usual profit before patient. The money they spent on the new hospital could have been used at the old hospital to cover those patients who didn’t have insurance

@@nadineledwozan3586 lots of kickback's made sure it was never gonna reopen

@@Jason-si8iu absolutely. It’s just disgraceful.

Healthcare just shouldn't be for profit. I think America is an example of it not working. You're so right. All about the $.

@@freedomishavingachoice3020 This video blew my mind! The suffering and the dedication of these health care workers was beyond belief. And the callous disregard for both left me stunned.

Agree 100%. Also, you mean "think only of," not "only think of." 🙂

Well said

It was damaged in not up to code they had to choose wisely what building to redo bc the city couldn't afford to fix every building

The Government is destroying lives. But people are to stupid to wake up an realize. But yet they want more gov, like stupid people

Thank you for sharing your story..✨♥️✨

Well said!!! I was forever changed. I could not believe that we would just let our own people born and raised here...in USA just have a slow death. It was heart wrenching. I never thought my country was perfect. But not that bad either. Well, the US showed us the true face. So sad.

The failure at local and state governments is what’s overlooked, New Orleans failed its people and continues to do so

This was even worse than I thought. A damn shame. Blame corporate a corrupt State & Federal leaders.

Wonder how many millions that LSU CEO was gonna pocket. GREED , could care less about the people

It really is incredible that the government was perfectly fine with leaving that hospital and everyone in it to rot.

All of lsu University look like asylums . Deep in my soul I feel like another agenda is brewing here outside of modern architecture 😩

Me either. When the one woman's father showed up in a boat, I cried so hard. I couldn't even imagine leaving your daughter there. That's a feeling I would spend a lifetime trying to forget. We are so lucky they were willing to talk about it. THANK YOU to you everyone that spoke up in this documentary, heroes.

It doesn’t generate profit. The people who own the hospitals now consider healthcare institutions an investment. Makes me so mad!

I'm not a nurse but my children's mother is n we both completely agree!😊🙏💜✌️

There was a great Hulu show based on a better audiobook / book about those 5 days immediately following Katrina at Charity - gives me chills thinking about how hard that must have been for those MDs and nurses who stayed to provide care despite the city leaving them behind

@@AnEye4AI That was not Charity. It was Memorial. Five Days at Memorial. Not on Hulu, on Apple TV+ for anyone who wants to watch. Highly recommend. But the book is worth reading, the show can only capture so much.

I thought the same thing. He really was trying to downplay the pain they were causing.

@@VirtualLola yes!!! Exactly!!!

Google Larry Hollier. He’s finally been called out and forced to resign as Chancellor of LSU in New Orleans. Can you believe he’s a practicing vascular surgeon in the same hospital where his crimes were committed? And that he’s not been punished for his actions??

I could not have said it better. That enraged me.

@@garlicgirl3149 girl it still enrages me! I can't even imagine!

Well said

You’re supposed to be sedated when you’re ventilated.

Several times from 15 minutes on the video says people on ventilators were awake and being bagged to breathe. One man grabbed the bag and was squeezing it himself.

​@@LuvFearlesslynot necessarily. Early on for temporarily ventilated patients, but longer term most are awake and alert.

@@LuvFearlessly Sorry for the novel- I’m an ICU nurse. You’re sedated at first when you are intubated. How long they keep you sedated and how sedated they keep you depends on the situation. If they’re a neuro patient, I have to do a neuro assessment every 1-2 hours. For other patients, I have to do a neuro assessment that’s included in my full assessment every 4 hours. To get an accurate assessment, sedation has to be paused or weaned. For most, except in certain circumstances, the goal is a RASS score of -2 (lightly sedated, wakes up to voice with eye contact). There are instances where we keep people more heavily sedated. Examples of these situations include agitation that could cause the patient to harm themselves, agitation that interferes with their synchrony/compliance with the ventilator, preventing shivering during targeted temperature management (TTM) post-arrest, increased intracranial pressure (ICP) when stimulated, adequate sedation or BIS score for paralyzing & proning, etc. Aside from the exceptions, the goal is for the patient to be somewhat alert, but comfortable. I personally feel terrible when someone is awake at all on the ventilator, but I understand why we have to do it. If you don’t get frequent quality neuro assessments, neuro changes that could indicate a problem such as a stroke could be missed. Also, sedation wears off differently and in varying amounts of time for everyone. So as far as assessing goes, it’s not always as easy as heavily sedating them and then just pausing for the exam. For that reason, lighter sedation is more reliable and may possibly reduce delirium.

pierogi. Ty for ur truthful post here. With all that has been going on with the cv nonsense I feel the same as you. I will never get the jab . The post jab injuries are increasing as I write this. I do nonstop research on many things. God bless you for being truthful on the atrocity committed against the people. Our controllers have no respect whatsoever for our citizens and not even for the medical personnel. Another atrocity the government has foisted upon us.

Oh yes

Truth yep pierogi

I've been taking care of people since 1978 been a Rn since 2008. Now you can't even take credit of people, it's all about insurance and not the people. I refuse to work for any facilities. I only do private home care.. May Yah bless us all. Love and light to everyone

I am vaccinated and have zero side effects other than being protected. My husband is not vaccinated and he got pneumonia, was in the hospital for a week, out of work on oxygen for nine months and is now on an inhaler for life. The vaccine works.

Damn Democrats

@@59tante the corruption was with every type politician from the feds to the mayor

The mayor was corrupt.

@@e.agoraphobicdickinsonpoet660 him & every new Orleans politician since the Louisiana purchase

@59tante interesting you say democrats but Bush (a Republican) was in office during this time. Try again. Weirdo.

I just found it. Definitely will get more views as it becomes shared

I'm in Texas about 100 miles NW of Houston, but I'm sharing this on my FB page.. More people DO need to know about this criminal malfeasance !.. Sb Smith

The Duality of man can be a terrifying thing.

Jails and Prisons are now are new mental institutions.

I wouldn’t necessarily say unneeded. Arguably not fit for modern healthcare. They’d need to gut the inside and rebuild it

I'm Australian. I watched the horror unfolding from the other side of the world and asked "why aren't they doing anything?" It was maddening. Other countries, including Australia offered help, but it was all refused. It made no sense. They clearly needed help. Most countries do when faced with a huge-scale natural disaster. A few years later I became friends with an ex-military guy from the USA. He told me exactly why so little happened. "Louisiana is poor. Politicians don't like poor people because they cost money." Heartbreaking and infuriating that they care more about money than actual people's lives.

This is why I tell people america is not the richest country that it tries to look and be

It was all intentional

l absolutely agree. beautiful architecture, rich history, on an incredible scale… run by the daughters of charity… it’s tragic that these religious orders - women who devote their lives to nothing but serving their neighbor, with a vow of poverty, no family but their patients and sisters in religious life - have been similarly killed off within the catholic church (of which i’m a rightfully dissenting member, ha!) which no longer wants to serve the people in any meaningful way in this day and age when there’s so much need for such devoted and caring nurses without profit motive but working for their faith and love of neighbor 😢

Even after a consultants study showed it could be renovated and brought up to 21st century standards in as little as 3 years they still chose to abandon it. Sad

"of which i’m a rightfully dissenting member" That's exactly how I feel. I was born and raised Roman Catholic and I will always be Catholic but I quit attending mass over 15 years ago. I see a lot of posers and Catholics locally who are trying to buy their way into heaven and there are just mean and hateful people (even in my own family) who claim to be Catholic and they are selfish and so materialistic and I don't want to be anywhere around any of them. @@marguerilla

Needs to stay as is. Movies are made by those focused on profit.

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That’s where everybody I know from there say they were born at 😢

for real that is a beautiful building too. they just don’t make em like that anymore

For good and for no good reason.

Murdered by political bullshit. It served the poor. They don't care about the poor.

@@wintermatherne2524 corruption mate.

i was in nc too. especially in county/city/public hospitals at this point i think you’d have to drag me or my aging father into a hospital forcefully to get me in there. so much privatization and buy ups by big conglomerates that now in my city a week after the big takeover they were sitting up a dead body and denying the person had died in the waiting room. hospital stays i. this country become death sentences real quick

Charity Hospital didn't interfere with " tourists" for 300 years...very few tourists even see Tulane Ave... My mother worked at Charity for 10 years..

This is why when the government gets to powerful you fight back with force

Generally, they're paid based on current market value for that home. Because it's the government and not a private company buying the land, they can't really fight back or make them pay more. My guess is that based on the area they would've chosen to build, the residents wouldn't have gotten enough to live nearby. No amount of money can replace community or family memories.

@@Erin-rg3dw That's for sure. Sad.

That's one of the major reasons why I believe they did it, BECAUSE it was so important to the community.

Lots of politicians got rich of closing it down after Katrina, the mayor got fed time

It didn't make money. Charity is useless to politicians.

Money

@@Jason-si8iu Mayor Nagin was set up because he fought for the low-income, black community & condemned Federal/State efforts for aid. He didn't want to close Charity hospital.

A new beach house or lots of money "donated" to their campaigns

There's a part 2 to this story: That LSU Chancellor (Larry Hollier) was forced to step down a few years ago, after it was discovered he'd been siphoning off funds to pay for things like liquor, vacations, and private flights. (A quick Google will show you the full story). So there you have it - he was getting paid. He might be the only person who really benefited from this.

Agreed

Just the 1%?

The repairs and maintenance were purposely not done. It was known a CAT 5 was impending for years. This was completely orchestrated this way.

There's a part 2 to this story: That LSU Chancellor (Larry Hollier) was forced to step down a few years ago, after it was discovered he'd been siphoning off funds to pay for things like liquor, vacations, and private flights. (A quick Google will show you the full story). It's rare in this world to find a person who doesn't have one single redeeming feature, but he is it, for sure.

Because they knew if they opened a new hospital they could charge for private patients instead of it essentially being free healthcare like at Charity

Yeah will it stand up to a Katrina if there ever is another one God forbid as well as the old concrete building u scuttled