Healthcare Ready is ALERT for the 2021 hurricane season. This means that we are in rigorous communication with private and public sector partners to monitor hurricanes, tropical storms and recovery efforts in affected areas. We’re also standing ready to assist.
This page contains updates to provide situational awareness around events as they unfold as well as free resources and state-specific information to assist healthcare facilities, communities, and individuals prepare for and respond to hurricanes.
Support for the Healthcare Sector and Communities
Healthcare Ready’s assistance includes:
- Rapid access to the right contacts in the private sector or government
- Coordination with federal, state and local officials, nonprofits and shelters to ensure coordination and assistance with access to medicine
- Coordination with HHS, FEMA, state EOCs, and private sector companies
- Assistance with donations to shelters
- Facilitating access to healthcare facilities to ensure deliveries and personnel have access into restricted areas or with resuming operations
- Sharing information and promoting the use of medicine assistance programs
- 9/4: Healthcare Ready – TLP:WHITE 9/4 Hurricane Ida Situation Report
- 9/6: Healthcare Ready – TLP:WHITE 9/6 Hurricane Ida Situation Report
- 9/8: Healthcare Ready – TLP:WHITE 9/8 Hurricane Ida Situation Report
- 9/10: Healthcare Ready – TLP:WHITE 9/10 Hurricane Ida Situation Report
- 9/12: Healthcare Ready – 9/12 Hurricane Ida Situation Report
Rx Open – Status of Pharmacies
Rx Open is an interactive map showing whether pharmacies and dialysis centers are open across all US states and territories.
National Resources
Situation Resources
- Track Storms – National Hurricane Center
- Power Outages – PowerOutages
- Fuel Availability – GasBuddy
- Shelters: Red Cross shelters are available in affected areas. Find a shelter here.
- You can also call the Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767
- Or the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program at 800-621-3363
State Resources
- Report Outages: Alabama Power (AL) 1-800-888-2726
- Map of Outages https://poweroutage.us/area/state/alabama
- Report Outages
- Entergy: 1-800-968-8243
- Magnolia Electric Power: 601-684-4011
- Southern Pine Electric: 800-231-5240, press one
- Map of Outages: https://poweroutage.us/area/state/mississippi
- Shelter: 1-888-574-3583 (M-F 8-5:30)
- Disability and Disaster Hotline: 800-626-4959
- Report Outages
- Entergy: 1-800-968-8243
- Magnolia Electric Power: 601-684-4011
- Southern Pine Electric: 800-231-5240, press one
- Map of Outages: https://poweroutage.us/area/state/mississippi
- Shelter: 1-888-574-3583 (M-F 8-5:30)
- Disability and Disaster Hotline: 800-626-4959
- Report Outages
- Atlantic City Electric: 1-800-833-7476
- First Energy: 1-888-544-4877
- Public Service Electric and Gas: 1-800-436-7734 or Text “OUT” to 47734
- Map of Outages: https://poweroutage.us/area/state/new%20jersey
- Report Outages
- Con Edison: 1-800-752-6633
- First Energy: 1-888-544-4877
- Public Service Electric and Gas: 1-800-436-7734 or Text “OUT” to 47734
- Map of Outages: https://poweroutage.us/area/state/new%20york
- Report Outages
- First Energy: 1-888-544-4877
- Philadelphia Electric Company: 1-800-494-4000
- Map of Outages: https://poweroutage.us/area/state/pennsylvania
Patient Resources
- HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration activated its Disaster Distress helpline: 1-800-985-5990
- For those in Louisiana and Mississippi
- Diabetes
- Kidney patients:
- 1-800-626-1297
- Kidney Community Emergency Response Coalition
- KCER hotline: 866-901-3773
- For more helplines: kcercoalition.com/en/ida/
- Visit the National Kidney Foundation
- Those with chronic lung conditions can visit the American Lung Association
- General: TRICARE authorized the following temporary prescription refill waivers due to the storm:
- Alabama through 09/28/21
- Connecticut through 09/11/21
- Louisiana through 09/27/21
- Maryland through 09/10/21
- Mississippi through 09/27/21
- New Jersey through 09/11/21
- New York through 09/11/21
- Pennsylvania through 09/08/21
- Virginia through 09/10/21
- West Virginia through 09/10/21
- To find a TRICARE network pharmacy call Express Scripts at 1-877-363-1303
- Louisiana
- Under Rule 519 of the LA Board of Pharmacy, since a state of emergency is in effect for Louisiana, pharmacists may dispense a one-time emergency prescription of up to a 90-day supply of prescribed medication.
- Under the same Rule, a pharmacist licensed in another state may dispense prescription medications in Louisiana if they adhere to certain conditions in the Rule.
