How hospitals in Milton's path are preparing for the hurricane

As Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida, the staff at Sarasota Memorial Hospital are getting ready, with more than a weeks' worth of supplies on hand.

As Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida, the staff at Sarasota Memorial Hospital is getting ready.

The facility, in Sarasota, about an hour south of Tampa, is in the path of the hurricane but isn’t evacuating because it’s both the largest and the safest hospital in the area.

“We’re probably on the highest ground in Sarasota and we’re the largest hospital,” said David Verinder, the president and CEO of the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. “We just have way too many patients to take care of.” 

Verinder estimates that there could be 4,000 to 5,000 people — patients and staff members — on site at their its locations when the hurricane hits. The main hospital, Sarasota Memorial, is the largest.

To prepare, the hospital system has ordered enough food and water for at least seven days.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hospitals-miltons-path-are-preparing-hurricane-rcna174598

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