About this episode

The episode discusses the ethical dilemmas faced by doctors at Memorial Medical Hospital during Hurricane Katrina.

Post the initial storm of Hurricane Katrina the power went out at Memorial Medical Hospital. Doctors faced the near impossible question of - do we leave these people here in the heat and humidity, or do we help them pass on? Learn the story of Dr. Anna Pou and what she decided to do.

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