Emergency Preparedness

University Medical Center uses a comprehensive hurricane preparedness plan to provide safety and security to our patients and staff before, during and after a major storm. We work with local and national vendors to provide security, electrical power, food and other support services. Facility safeguards are securely in place, such as back-up power sources and fuel, facility flood prevention and emergency communication devices, to maintain our facility’s ability to operate in the event of a hurricane. Transfer processes and plans within LCMC Health hospitals across the country exist in the event that patients would need to be relocated.

As a Level 1 Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Academic Medical Center, University Medical Center is committed to providing for our patients and staff during a storm. We cannot function as a community shelter during storms and are not a location for refuge—please make alternate arrangements in advance.

June 1, 2025: Start of Hurricane Season

Weather and safety resources:

• FEMA disaster assistance
• Get A Game Plan
• Entergy Outage Map
• Rx Open
• NOLAReady
• Ready America
• National Weather Service
• New Orleans Street Closure Listing
• State of Louisiana Emergency Office
• Ready America
• Louisiana Hospital Association
• National Hurricane Center
• CDC Emergency Preparedness