Nephron Information Center's Kidney Disaster Site

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

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Disaster and Weather News

• Attend to living, not dead, after disasters - WHO
  www.reutershealth.com
  
• A disaster in the making
  www.bangkokpost.com
  
• Snow no big deal; Geauga town turns down federal disaster money - The Plain Dealer
  blog.cleveland.com
  
• SBA Remains in Norwich Until May 22, Urges Return of Disaster Loan ...
  www.foxbusiness.com
  
• India helps disaster-hit China, Myanmar
  www.ndtv.com
  
• Disaster may help bring Asian economies closer together
  www.iht.com
  
• EARLY RELEASE: Prevention of Herpes Zoster: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
  www.cdc.gov
  
• Electric Car Firm ZAP Sparks China Earthquake Relief Fund With ...
  money.cnn.com
  
• Governor, Assembly Speaker Support Local Earthquake Relief
  www.ny1.com
  
• China shows a human face with earthquake rescue mission
  www.telegraph.co.uk
  
• Disaster aftermath
  www.canada.com
  
• Flooding unlikely from hot weather
  www.dhonline.com
  
• China exempts banks in 6 disaster-zone cities from reserve hike ...
  www.forbes.com
  
• Medical teams in disaster affected areas
  news.xinhuanet.com
  
• Another 1.17b yuan earmarked for disaster relief
  www.chinadaily.com.cn
  
• Air China Allocated Large Aircrafts for Disaster Relief
  www.foxbusiness.com
  
• Disaster Help For China
  www.voanews.com
  
• Cracked dams threaten new Chinese disaster
  www.euronews.net
  
• Humanitarian Responses How effective is disaster relief
  www.welt.de
  
• Monitoring the response to China and #39;s earthquake
  www.reliefweb.int
  
• Video: Powerful Earthquake Shakes China
  www.youtube.com
  
• China earthquake triggers traumatic memories for Centerville woman
  www.daytondailynews.com
  
• Tornadoes, hurricanes or earthquakes
  www.picayuneitem.com
  
• Earthquake Reaction And Overreaction
  www.forbes.com
  
• Neglected Tropical Diseases Rarely Make The Headlines
  www.sciencedaily.com
  
• Japan to send disaster relief team to China to join effort to ...
  www.iht.com
  
• China ramps up rescue effort in quake disaster zone
  afp.google.com
  
• CPC to and quot;test and quot; officials through performance in disaster relief ...
  news.xinhuanet.com
  
• disaster exposes wider wealth gap
  www.theaustralian.news.com.au
  
• Commentary: Quake disaster unites Chinese nation
  news.xinhuanet.com
  
• Disaster assistance made available to more counties in Maine
  www.boston.com
  
• Daniel Goldbloom on Cyclone Nargis, The Sichuan Earthquake and ...
  network.nationalpost.com
  
• National Weather Service: 15 tornadoes statewide, 8 in midstate
  www.macon.com
  
• Gov and #39;t moves quickly after disaster
  www.chinadaily.com.cn
  
• Military airdrops disaster relief goods to quake-stricken towns
  news.xinhuanet.com
  
• Time to prepare for an earthquake?
  latimesblogs.latimes.com
  
• SCARBOROUGH: Earthquake brings swift response from Chinese community
  www.insidetoronto.com
  
• Pfizer Extends 10 Million Yuan to Earthquake Victims and Relief Efforts in China
  biz.yahoo.com
  
• Maine Governor Requests Additional Federal Disaster Designation
  www.allamericanpatriots.com
  
• Restrictions on information aggravate Burma disaster
  www.abs-cbnnews.com
  
• SBA Disaster Loan Deadline Is June 12
  www.foxbusiness.com
  
• Quake disaster tests corporate social responsibility
  www.chinadaily.com.cn
  
• People and #39;s Daily urges prompt actions to help disaster relief
  news.xinhuanet.com
  
• Over 50000 troops sent to disaster areas
  news.xinhuanet.com
  
• China mobilizes 2000 medical staff for SW quake disaster area
  news.xinhuanet.com
  
• Authorities coping with disaster without need for outside help
  www.guardian.co.uk
  
• Victoria and #39;s master of disaster
  www.theglobeandmail.com
  
• Massive earthquake hits China...US relief arrives in Myanmar ...
  www.kxmb.com
  
• Officials plan earthquake preparedness meeting
  www.tmnews.com
  
• Burma?s Junta Adds to Depth of the Disaster
  www.newsadvance.com
  
• Quietly revisiting the scene of Everest and #39;s disaster
  www.canada.com
  
• At least 41 dead in Bangladesh ferry disaster
  afp.google.com
  
• Natural disaster once again tests China and #39;s leaders
  www.canada.com
  
• and #39;Malign neglect and #39; may make Burma disaster six times as bad as tsunami
  news.scotsman.com
  
• and #39;Major geological disaster and #39;
  www.thestar.com
  
• Tornadoes are and #39;on a record pace and #39;
  www.latimes.com
  
• VMware Automates Disaster Recovery
  www.crn.com
  
• China intensifies disaster-relief work as aftershocks jolt quake ...
  news.xinhuanet.com
  
• Most railways affected by quake and quot;open for disaster relief and quot;
  news.xinhuanet.com
  
• Ark. dialysis clinic keeps pumping despite tornado
  www.pbcommercial.com
  
• Ark. dialysis clinic keeps pumping despite tornado
  www.wreg.com
  
• and #39;Nobel Prize was a bloody disaster and #39;: Lessing tells how winning ...
  www.independent.co.uk
  
• Tornado season deadliest in a decade
  www.usatoday.com
  
• Health disaster feared in Burma
  www.boston.com
  
• Refugees flee disaster zone
  www.theaustralian.news.com.au
  
• Weather warnings flood area
  www.hickoryrecord.com
  
• Myanmar disaster challenges ASEAN and #39;s utility
  old.thejakartapost.com
  
• Recovery effort turned disaster for desert tortoises
  latimesblogs.latimes.com
  
• Thousands of Burmese Cyclone Refugees Leave Disaster Area
  www.voanews.com
  
• Democrat warns of political disaster
  www.bangkokpost.com
  
• Lessing: Nobel win a and #39;disaster and #39;
  news.bbc.co.uk
  
• Young Scouts to boost disaster relief in Ontario
  www.canada.com
  
• Amid disaster, Myanmar votes
  www.chicagotribune.com
  
• Passport Health Disaster Response Experts Offer Services to ...
  www.foxbusiness.com
  
• CDC Report Finds Increase in Reports of Respiratory Illness in Children After Hurricane Katrina; New Orleans Mayor Pushes for City Residents To Leave Trailers
  kaisernetwork.org
  
• Canada offers disaster relief team to Myanmar
  www.canada.com
  
• Managing disaster relief from afar
  www.canada.com
  
• Stafford storm damage was caused by tornado, National Weather ... - The Free Lance
  fredericksburg.com
  
• Disaster declaration declared for northern Maine
  www.boston.com
  
• Editorial: The Disaster in Burma -- How You Can Help
  www.alternet.org
  
• Utah Mine Disaster Was Preventable, Report Says
  www.nytimes.com
  
• US: Myanmar faces disaster over lack of aid
  ap.google.com
  
• Damage control: It and #39;s prudent to have a disaster plan
  www.reportonbusiness.com
  
• ARF urges Myanmar to speed up acceptance of disaster relief aid
  enews.mcot.net
  
• Proposed Medicaid Regulations Would Not Compromise Disaster Preparedness, Bush Administration Officials Say
  kaisernetwork.org
  
• NEVADA EARTHQUAKES: Reno told to gird for aftershocks
  www.lvrj.com
  
• The Myanmar Cyclone and the Loma Prieta Earthquake
  www.associatedcontent.com
  
• Myanmar and #39;s Military Rulers Struggle to Address Hurricane Victims ...
  www.redorbit.com
  
• Cyclone Nargis And Myanmar Floods Seen From Space
  www.sciencedaily.com
  
• Osman aiming to avoid Euro place and #39;disaster and #39;
  soccernet.espn.go.com
  
• US caught between aid and politics over Myanmar disaster
  afp.google.com
  
• Last minute disaster for Kiwis
  tvnz.co.nz
  
• Canada sending military disaster assistance team to Myanmar
  www.jpost.com
  
• A Vital Disaster Program
  www.washingtonpost.com
  
• Utah Mine Disaster Was Preventable, Report Says
  www.nytimes.com
  
• Damage, Flooding Reported After Storms
  www.washingtonpost.com
  
• EARLY RELEASE: Human Rabies Prevention --- United States, 2008: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
  www.cdc.gov
  
• Report from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): Decision Not to Recommend Routine Vaccination of All Children Aged 2--10 Years with Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4)
  www.cdc.gov
  
• New study: Charleston overreacting to earthquake threat
  www.charlestoncitypaper.com
  
• Natural disasters are bad after all
  www.moneyweek.com
  

BAD WEATHER RESOURCES

• KCER COALITION SITE: http://www.kcercoalition.com
• NOAA HURRICANE PAGE
• GET YOUR STORMTRACKER HERE
• NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
• MOBILE DEVICE SITE:hh.nephron.com
• Demco Hurricane Tracker
• Demco Hurricane Preplist
• HD Evacuee Form (print first)
• PD Evacuee Form (print first)
• Instructions for Evac Interactive Forms - "ReadMe"
• HD Evac Interactive Form(complete online then print - no data saved)
• PD Evac Interactive Form(complete online then print - no data saved)
• KIDNEY EMERGENCY HOTLINE 1-888-335-4363
• DAVITA EMERGENCY HOTLINE 1-800-400-8331

PATIENTS - DO THIS NOW

• Place medications and history securely online at AAKP
• Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER)
• DOWNLOAD KCER CONTACT CARD
• WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Texas Emergency ESRD Coalition (TEEC)
• PATIENTS - Enroll in 211
• READY (eng) READY (eng)
• READY (sp) READY (sp)
• TEEC Tools
• EMSystem

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• National Dialysis Coalition Patient Form (MS Excel)
• If you do not have MS Excel, download free viewer
• FMQAI - Emergency Preparedness - English and Spanish
• CMS Emergency Preparedness Manual
• CDC Hurricane Page for Professionals
• FDA Hurricane Site
• CDC Hurricane Page
• E-Source Hurricane Page
• New Orleans Web Page
• Hurricane Evacuee Medical Intake Form
• Health Care Professionals and Relief Personnel Worker Page
• USDA page
• NRAA Kidney Disaster Preparedness Page

BIRD FLU RESOURCES

GET READY

• www.prepareyourfamily.org
• www.72hour.org
• Disaster preparedness comic
• NOAA

HOUSING

• Hurricane Housing Page

SUPPORT SITES

• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Administration)
• HHS Disaster Site
• American Red Cross

RESOURCE PAGES

• NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
• Epocrates Hurricane Info
• Red Cross Disaster Guide
• MS Excel Viewer in case Excel is not on your computer
• CDC: Keep It With You - Med Info Form
• CMS Emergency Service Fact Sheet
• TIPS FOR HURRICANE DISASTERS
• NKF Press Release
• Statement from OCR: HIPAA rules during Katrina
• Transient Form (Adobe Acrobat)
• nephron.com DISASTER PLAN
• Preparing for Emergencies
• American Kidney Fund
• Preparing for Disasters (English)
• CMS Advisory September 2, 2005
• Preparing for Disasters (Spanish)
• Boil Water Advisory
• Vibrio Vulnificus
• Norwalk-like Virus
• Vibrio after Katrina
• Reopening a dialysis unit that has been been without power and water for a time
• CMS: Survey Certification Emergency Preparedness

FIND MISSING PERSONS

• Microsoft Database
• American Red Cross
• Yahoo Boards

RENAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Renal Physicians Association (RPA)
• American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
• National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
• American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
• American Nephrology Nurses Association ANNA)
• American Kidney Fund

Network Info

• Forum of ESRD Networks
  States:United States of America
  Phone:804-794-2586
  1527 Hugeunot Road
  Midlothian, Va 23114
  Dialysis Units in the USA
  
• ESRD Network of New England
  States:Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
  Phone:203-387-9332
  Network 1 Units
  
• Chronic Kidney Disease Network For New York
  States:New York
  Phone:516-209-5578
  Patients:800-238-3773
  Network 2 Units
  
• 3 Trans Atlantic Renal Council
  States:New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands
  Phone:1-609-490-0310
  Patients:1-888-877-8400
  Network 3 Units
  
• ESRD Network 4
  States:Pennsylvania
  Phone:412-325-2250
  Patients:800-548-9205
  Network 4 Units
  
• 5 Mid Atlantic Renal Coalition
  States:District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia
  Phone:804-794-3757
  Patients:866-651-6272
  Network 5 Units
  
• 6 Southeastern Kidney Council
  States:North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
  Phone:919-855-0882:
  Patients:800-524-7139
  Network 6 Units
  
• 7 Florida ESRD Network 7
  States:Florida
  Phone:813-383-1530
  Patients:800-826-3773
  Network 7 Units
  
• ESRD Network 8
  States:Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee
  Phone:601-936-9260
  Patients:877-936-9260
  Network 8 Units
  
• 9/10 The Renal Network
  States:Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio
  Phone:317-257-8265
  Network 9 Units
  Network 10 Units
  
• Renal Network of the Upper Midwest
  States:Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
  Phone:651-644-9877
  Patients:800-973-3773
  Network 11 Units
  
• ESRD Network 12
  States:Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
  Phone:816-880-9990
  Patients:800-444-9965
  Network 12 Units
  
• 13 ESRD Network Organization #13
  States:Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma
  Phone:405-942-6000
  Patients:800-472-8664
  Network 13 Units
  
• 14 ESRD Network of Texas
  States:Texas
  Phone:972-503-3215
  Patients:877-886-4435
  Network 14 Units
  
• 15 Intermountain ESRD Network
  States:Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New mexico, Wyoming
  Phone:303-831-8818
  Patients:800-783-8818
  Network 15 Units
  
• 16 Northwest Renal Network
  States:Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
  Phone:206-923-0714
  Network 16 Units
  
• 17 Transpacific Renal Network
  States:Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Saipan, Northern California
  Phone:206-923-0714
  Patients:800) 232-3773
  Network 17 Units
  
• 18 Southern California Renal Disease Council
  States:Southern California
  Phone:323-962-2020
  Patients:800-637-4767
  Network 18 Units