Welcome to KatrinaHealth.org, an online service to help individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina work with their health professionals to gain access to their own electronic prescription medication records. Through KatrinaHealth.org authorized pharmacists and doctors can get records of medications evacuees were using before the storm hit, including the specific dosages. Having this information will help evacuees renew their medications, and help healthcare professionals avoid harmful prescription errors when prescribing new medications, and it will help them coordinate care. Evacuees are spread out across the country, therefore this information may be accessed from anywhere in the United States through KatrinaHealth.org.

With the assistance of federal, state, and local governments, KatrinaHealth is being operated by a national foundation, several private businesses, and national organizations of physicians and other health professionals.

The information provided on this website is meant to complement, not substitute for, complete information provided to the doctor or pharmacist by his or her patient or client. To protect patients' privacy, medication information about certain sensitive health care conditions is not available through KatrinaHealth.org.

To access information through KatrinaHealth.org, an individual must be an authorized doctor or pharmacist who is seeking the information solely for the purpose of providing medical treatment to a Hurricane Katrina evacuee. If you are a doctor, click on the "For Doctors" above. If you are a pharmacist, please click on the "For Pharmacists" above. If you are a patient, please click on "For Patients" above. If you are a member of the press, please click on "Press Materials" above.

June 13, 2006
KatrinaHealth Report Outlines Approach for Secure Online Access to Patient Prescription Drug Records in Time Of Disaster
Report: Lessons From Katrina Health
Markle Foundation Press Release

Click here to listen to the Katrina Health press conference given on September 22, 2005.
(Windows Media Player, 3.8 MB)

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