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You had with other hospitals. >> they did a perfect job. we couldn't be more proud of the community response. every hospital took serious patients. everybody took care of them well. we've exercised our disaster plan in las vegas. it was rolled out flawlessly. >> i have to tell you, it makes you very proud to be an american, when you see the job that they've done. and people that would not be around today are up there, and they'll be leaving the hospital in a week or two weeks or five weeks. in some cases even in a few days. it's amazing. one in a few hours. you would have never believed it. so...

They did a perfect job. >> say a few words to the press. >> we couldn't be more proud of the community response. every hospital took serious patients and took care of them well. we exercised our disaster plan, las vegas, and it was rolled out flawlessly. >> it makes you very proud to be an american when you see the job that they've done and people that would not be around today are up there and they'll be leaving the hospital in a week, two weeks, five weeks, and in a few cases a few days. >> a few hours. >> one in a few hours and you would never have believed that. i want to congratulate ever...

Was unfolding and victims were headed in your direction? >> it was shortly after the first shots rang out, and we activated our disaster plan, and we were able to bring in dozens of teams of doctors, and or crews, and nurses and technicians and so north. once the patients arrived, it was opening up additional new wards within the hospital to get the patients into beds and continue their care. >> doctor, we understand you have, we think, two disaster drills a year where you prepare for the unthinkable. do you credit those for why you were able to save so many people? >> no question that played ...

Minute, there's nothing to be found, and it's, like, total chaos. >> reporter: after harvey even hurricane veterans are preparing for the worst. >> our hearts are in houston right now, but our reality is here in key west. >> reporter: florida governor, rick scott, declaring a state of emergency and urging residents to get their "disaster plan" ready. a state of emergency already declared in puerto rico. plywood and batteries flying off shelves before the storm hits here wednesday. the national guard has been activated, schools have been closed and workers across this island have been ordered t...

Get louisiana through this storm, considering you certainly have some experience from what happened during katrina? are the warnings of katrina being heeded here? >> well, absolutely. i think louisiana's paying a very large amount of attention to everything that's going on, because some of our state is in harm's way as well. our current governor, john bell edwards, is really doing an excellent job. we, in the aftermath of hurricane katrina, of course rewrote the disaster plan, so governors since that time have had a good master plan to follow that came about as a learning experience through ou...