Hurricane Katrina, Plaquemines Parish, LA November 7, 2005 - The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) set up one of the new, innovative, fully self-contained Mobile Medical Units along Route 23 to treat persons who lost access to medical care when hurricanes Katrina and Rita slammed the area. The MMU is a complete mini-hospital.

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