HURRICANE UPDATE: RIers With Medical Needs Should Go To Shelters
Monday, October 29, 2012
IMPORTANT HURRICANE SANDY UPDATE MONDAY MORNING: The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is now urging people who depend on life-sustaining medical equipment requiring electricity (such as a respirator) to go to a shelter before the heavier winds pick up this afternoon. They should bring at least a three-day supply of medications.
The list of shelters can be found at www.ri.gov/press/view/17752
HEALTH also reminds Rhode Islanders with Special Healthcare Needs to enroll in the Rhode Island Special Needs Emergency Registry.
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