Response
Healthcare Ready is Currently ENGAGED for potential impact of Hurricane Idalia. We are monitoring supply chain needs and community impact with the assistance of our private and public sector partners.
Overview
- As of Tuesday, August 29, Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall, as a Category 3 Hurricane, along the Florida Gulf Coast early Wednesday morning. Life-threatening storm surges can be expected across the Florida Gulf Coast. Flash flooding can be expected across the Florida Gulf coast, southern Georgia, and then spreading into the Carolinas over Wednesday and Thursday.
- As of Monday, August 28, President Biden approved an emergency declaration for Florida ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia’s impact. This entails Federal assistance to supplement response efforts for the potential impacts the storm might bring.
- As of Saturday, August 26, Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 33 counties along the gulf coast of Florida.
Situation Overview
- Evacuation orders for Florida have been released and can be found here.
- The following counties are under mandatory evacuation orders:
- Citrus, Dixie, Franklin, Gulf, Hillsborough, Lafayette, Levy, Pasco, Pinellas, Suswannee, Taylor
- Manatee (Level A evacuation)
- The following counties are under voluntary evacuation orders:
- Alachua County
- Baker County
- Gilchrist County
- Hernando County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Manatee County (Level B evacuation)
- Marion County
- Sarasota County
- Sumter County
- Union County
- Volusia County
- Wakulla County
- The following counties are under mandatory evacuation orders:
Healthcare Ready's Role during Hurricane Idalia
Healthcare Ready works to monitor and evaluate the situation around the damage and provide analysis of its implications. We aim to provide information across sectors to supply information to all parties involved or impacted. Healthcare Ready is focusing efforts on highlighting challenges and supporting solutions to these challenges from the damages.
A port of monitoring during this time is through Rx Open. Rx Open provides information on the operating status of healthcare facilities in areas impacted by a disaster. When the map is active for an event, users can use the Facilities map to search for individual facility status such as pharmacies, community health centers, and dialysis centers.
