Trail of Tornadoes

First and foremost, my heard and prayers go to those who were directly affected by the tornadoes. Somehow, someway, we were all indirectly affected by this.

It was definitely a chaotic night at Vanderbilt. Going between Yellow Alert (standby) & Orange Alert (activate emergency preparedness) didn't help the families and staff members. We had to move families and patients away from the waiting room (glassed in rooms). We weren't allowed to let families and patients leave until it had been downgraded to a Yellow Alert. Even then, the winds were high and the rain was so hard.

We got a few children throughout the night, but they were all okay. The Adult ED got slammed with 20 level one traumas.

Thank you to all of the medical staff taking care of these individuals. Thank you for the medical teams out in the field doing search and rescue, putting in those long 18-20 hour days/nights. Thank you to those volunteering, contributing to the cause, whether it be physically or financially.