Sheri Fink
FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL
Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
For Mary Fink,
every living moment
Affiliations listed as at the time of the events in the book.
Relatives listed only if they appear in the book.
Doctors (many on staff at both Memorial and LifeCare)
Dr. Bill ArmingtonNeuroradiologist
Dr. Horace BaltzInternal medicine specialist, one of the longest-serving medical staff members present for storm
Dr. Reuben ChrestmanMedical staff president; on vacation
Dr. Ewing CookChief medical officer, retired pulmonologist experienced in critical care medicine
Minnie Cook, wife, former surgical intensive care unit nurse
Stephanie Meibaum, daughter, current surgical intensive care unit nurse
Dr. Roy CulottaPulmonologist and critical care specialist; grandmother sheltering at LifeCare
Dr. Richard E. DeichmannChairman, Department of Medical Services
Dr. Kathleen FournierInternal medicine specialist
Dr. Juan Jorge GershanikNeonatologist
Dr. Bryant KingInternal medicine specialist
Dr. John KokemorInternal medicine specialist; former coroner assistant under Dr. Frank Minyard
Dr. Anna Maria PouOtolaryngologist; head and neck surgeon, specialist in cancer surgery
Vincent Panepinto, husband
Peggy Perino, sister
Dr. Frederick Pou, father
Frederick Pou Jr., brother
Jeanette Pou, mother
Jeannie Pou, sister
Michael Pou, brother
Dr. Paul PrimeauxAnesthesiologist
Dr. John SkinnerPathologist
Dr. John ThielePulmonologist experienced in critical care medicine
Dr. John J. Walsh Jr.Chairman, Department of Surgical Services
Memorial Medical Center
Nurses
Lori BudoSurgical intensive care unit nurse
Cathy GreenSurgical intensive care unit nurse
Thao LamMedical intensive care unit nurse Cheri
LandrySurgical intensive care unit nurse
Patients and Their Family Members (ages and locations as of time of storm)
Helen Breckenridge77, intensive care unit, eighth floor
Jannie Burgess79, intensive care unit, eighth floor
Linette Burgess Guidi, daughter
Johnny Clark, brother
Gladys Clark Smith, sister
Bertha Mitchell, niece
Essie Cavalier79, fourth-floor medical ward
Donna Cotham41, fourth-floor medical ward
Tesfalidet Ewale66, intensive care unit, eighth floor
Merle Lagasse76, fourth-floor medical ward Karen Lagasse, daughter
Rodney Scott63, intensive care unit, eighth floor
Hospital Administrators, Managers, and Nonclinical Staff
Fran ButlerNurse manager of fourth-floor west and south medical and surgical units
Sandra CordrayCommunity relations manager; designated communication leader for Hurricane Katrina
Mary Jo DAmicoOperating-room nurse manager
Curtis DoschChief financial officer Sean
FowlerChief operating officer
L. Ren GouxChief executive officer
David HeikampLaboratory director
Father John MarseChaplain
Susan MulderickNursing director, head of emergency preparedness committee, designated incident commander for Hurricane Katrina
Karen WynnNurse manager of the intensive care units; head of hospital ethics committee
Eric YancovichPlant operations director and part of emergency leadership team
Tenet Corporate Officials
Michael ArvinBusiness development director for TexasGulf Coast region
Trevor FetterPresident and chief executive officer
Bob SmithSenior vice president for operations in the TexasGulf Coast region
LifeCare
Seventh FloorPatients and Their Family Members
Hollis Alford66
Wilmer Cooley82
Emmett Everett61
Carrie Everett, wife
Carrie (MaDear) Hall78
George Huard91
Alice Hutzler90
Elvira LeBlanc82
Mark and Sandra LeBlanc, son and daughter-in-law
Wilda McManus70
Angela McManus, daughter
Elaine Nelson90
Craig Nelson, son
Kathryn Nelson, daughter
John Russell80
Rose Savoie90
Doug Savoie, grandson
Lou Anne Savoie Jacob, daughter
Ireatha Watson89
LifeCare Nurses and Therapists
Cindy ChatelainRegistered nurse
Andre GremillionRegistered nurse
Terence StahelinRespiratory therapist
Hospital Administrators, Directors, and Nonclinical Staff
Tim BurkeAdministrator for LifeCare Hospitals of New Orleans; not present at hospital for the storm
Steven HarrisPharmacist
Gina IsbellNursing director, LifeCare Chalmette campus, relocated to Baptist (Memorial) before the storm
Kristy JohnsonPhysical medicine director
Therese MendezNurse executive
Diane RobichauxAssistant administrator, incident commander
Dr. John WiseMedical director; absent for the storm
LifeCare Corporate Officials
Robbye DuboisCorporate senior vice president for clinical services; in Shreveport, LA
People Involved in the Investigation
Louisiana Attorney Generals Office
Attorney General Charles Foti
Julie CullenAssistant attorney general, head of criminal division
Virginia RiderSpecial agent, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; lead investigator, Memorial case
Arthur Butch SchaferAssistant attorney general, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; lead prosecutor, Memorial case
Kris WartellePublic information director
US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General
Artie DelaneuvilleSpecial agent
Orleans Parish District Attorneys Office
Eddie J. Jordan Jr.District attorney
Michael MoralesAssistant district attorney; lead prosecutor, Memorial case
Craig FamularoAssistant district attorney, senior to Morales
Orleans Parish Coroners Office
Dr. Frank MinyardCoroner
Forensic Consultants
Dr. Michael BadenForensic pathologist, New York City
Dr. Frank BresciaOncologist, palliative care specialist, Medical University of South Carolina
Arthur CaplanBioethicist; chairman, Department of Medical Ethics, and director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania (until 2012; now at New York University)
Dr. Steven B. KarchCardiac pathologist; former assistant medical examiner, San Francisco, CA Dr. Robert MiddlebergLaboratory director, National Medical Services, Inc.
Dr. Cyril WechtForensic pathologist; coroner, Allegheny County, PA (until 2006)
Dr. James YoungSpecial advisor to the Government of Canada on emergency management; president, American Academy of Forensic Sciences (20062007); former chief coroner of Ontario, Canada
Others
Government Officials
Louisiana governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (20042008)
US senator Mary Landrieu (since 1997)
Mayor Ray C. Nagin, City of New Orleans (20022010)
Emergency Responders and Experts
Knox AndressHealth resources services administration district regional coordinator for part of northwest Louisiana, based in Shreveport; registered nurse at CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System; communicated with LifeCare corporate officials during the disaster