louisiana hospitals are already overwhelmed with covid patients, before hurricane ida slammed into the state this weekend. now health care workers are scrambling amid flooding and power outages, making critical resources and personnel harder than ever. the emergency room medical director at our lady of the lake medical center in my hometown of baton rouge. thank you for joining us, doctor. we know you're busy but we're so glad yeou're here. are you seeing patients arrive at your hospital yet? >> we are. it seemed like the floodgates opened today, all the campuses in our network. just a lot of patients coming by ambulance, by private vehicle, for typical complaints and also complaints related to the hurricane. >> state health officials are saying some smaller hospitals had to evacuate tonight after
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