Lessons from Storm Sandy: When Hospital Generators Fail
In the wake of superstorm Sandy, much of New York City was plunged into darkness. What happened to the patient?
Alexandra Sifferlin
Alexandra Sifferlin is a writer and producer for TIME Healthland. She is a graduate from the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.
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