We Need Climate Protected Health Systems Problems in Texas, other states, show how extreme weather events can shut down or overwhelm hospitals. By Caitlin Rublee - Mar 3rd, 2021 04:31 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Ambulance in Milwaukee. Photo by Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch. It’s hard to run a hospital without oxygen, water, and power. The most recent examples from Texas remind us of the impact of extreme weather events on health care facilities and communities. Previous examples across the U.S. demonstrate similar human and financial tolls. Just a few months ago, Hurricane Laura caused power outages and the evacuation of a neonatal intensive care unit with the youngest patients in the hospital. This was just one of the record-breaking 22 billion dollar weather and climate disasters in the U.S. in 2020.