Note: This is Part Two of a four-part miniseries. 

On Tuesday morning, August 30, Medea Gabriel looked out the sixth floor window of Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans. She was a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit, the NICU. The hospital was surrounded by water, for as far as she could see. 

The babies in the NICU had to evacuated by helicopter, to a hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And she had make sure that her babies would be prepared to survive the trip. And then, once they were gone, that her ailing mother could be transported to safety.

Resilience: Medea Gabriels Story | Episode 2: Evacuation

When Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, neonatal intensive care unit nurse Medea Gabriel’s role as a caregiver is put to the ultimate test as she tries to save her babies, her ailing mother, and herself. On July 31st, Good360 will bring you her untold story of craftiness, care, resilience, and survival in a weekly podcast mini-series commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the launch of the DisasterRecovery360 platform.

Resilience: Medea Gabriels Story | Episode 2: Evacuation

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