Joplin Hospital--Tornado Mitigation at Work

Disaster experiences have different impacts on people and organizations.  Some take the disaster in stride and depending on the hazard, try to mitigate for it in rebuilding and others don't want the additional expense that might be incurred by adding protective elements to their reconstruction--given it was property damage that was the impact.

 

In the case of Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO they were in the news for two reasons.  One, it was the two year anniversary of the Joplin Tornado and then this anniversary coincided with the recent Moore, OK tornado.  I'm encouraged by the fact that they chose the path of mitigation to protect their facility from future storms.

 

See the NPR story Designed with Tornadoes in Mind  If only every person and organization that experienced a loss believed that it can happen again and made the choice to mitigate!