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It reminded me of that. dwroun, you plan for things, backup generators, beyond what you need, executed our plan really well over time. but here is a curveball that comes in. then it's how good your people are and how well they work together. so we had lots of really great staff who work in the intensive care unit staff joined by other nurses, respiratory therapists, physicians so on and the decision-making process unfolded right there. i watched it, part of it. and moving patients down the stairwells is kind of one of the last things you want to do. but, it was another section of the hospital ...

Scenario just like hurricane lauren in lake charles where it took weeks. >> reporter: one clinic lost part of its roof and generator power in the storm. another healthcare system had to evacuate 165 patients from facilities damaged in the storm. hospital officials in new orleans watching the power situation closely. >> we have fuel for backup generators for the next few days, and we think we will be able to get more fuel here at the hospital. but that probably is the number one concern for us at this moment. >> reporter: and another sign of concern about the hours and days ahead. the new orlea...

Happens through electrical power, including drains, plumbing, sewage. they're helping the sewage and drainage people out with backup generators. but the fact is they're saying most people in new orleans won't get power maybe for 7 to 10 days. the way it is working, whatever they're trying to fix here, they're working on fixing it for hospitals, for police, for infrastructure, traffic lights, things like that. they're not going to get to individuals and businesses probably until the end of the 7 or 10 days. then in hard hit areas where power is out, not because it is coming from the transmissio...

Care of this time around? >> sure. very important. the state is taking action. they as the regulating body of these assisted living facilities and nursing homes enacted new rules inquiring the use of backup generators to avoid the loss of power in the first place but on top of that cities across florida and of course my city and our county have enacted a special safety protocol to make sure our fire rescue divisions are visiting these als and nursing homes in advance of a storm and have a schedule to visit with them after the storm to make sure that, a, they have power and if they don't, they'...

I want to go to morgan chesky on the ground there in san juan. what are we seeing? >> reporter: officials here on the island not taking any chances. and they are treating dorian as if it was right on their doorstep. they have closed schools in san juan at noon today, releasing everyone right after lunch. they have gone ahead and fixed the prices of all the necessities that people are rushing to the stores to buy right now. that's food, fuel, and especially generators. everyone we spoke to, when i asked what is their biggest concern ahead of dorian, power. people buying backup generators, remem...