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Deadly tornadoes spawning from a storm that stretched from Texas to Oklahoma over the weekend killed at least two people and damaged dozens of structures.
Among the buildings destroyed was Kiamichi Family Medical Center in Idabel, Oklahoma. The Federally Qualified Health Center serves 8,808 patients across southeast Oklahoma, including in the designated medically underserved areas of McCurtain and Choctaw Counties.
According to the most recent data from the Health Resources and Services Administration, 75 percent of the patients served by Kiamichi Family Health Center have a medical condition such as hypertension and diabetes, and 77 percent are below 200% of the federal poverty level, earning an income of $27,180 or less.
For these patients, losing their primary medical provider is devastating, especially as unmanaged chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure can result in medical emergencies.
In response, Direct Relief has committedan initial emergency operating grant of $50,000 to Kiamichi Family Health and will continue to support their efforts to recover and rebuild.
Hurricane Nicole
Tropical Storm Nicole is projected to land as a Category 1 storm on Florida’s east coast early Thursday morning with 75 mph sustained winds and 90 mph gusts.
Hurricane warnings are currently in place from Daytona Beach south to Boca Raton, while hurricane and tropical storm watches cover most of the rest of Florida.
The forecast then moves the storm northwest across the state over metro Orlando before shifting to the north late Thursday and heading up through the Tallahassee area and into the southern US at the end of the week. There is also potential for wind and rain impacts from this storm system along the entire East Coast, all the way up through Maine.
Direct Relief is in communication with state-level healthcare agencies in Florida and will continue to monitor the storm over the next few days.
Disasters like hurricanes disproportionately impact vulnerable people, including children, older adults, people without access to transportation, people with disabilities, and those for whom English is a second language.
To help mitigate the risk to vulnerable patients, Direct Relief prepositioned a dozen Hurricane Prep Packs in Florida at the start of hurricane season. The packs contain over 210 different products and have been refined and updated based on feedback from health centers and other medical providers. They include a range of antibiotics, syringes, basic first aid supplies, and medications to treat conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and severe allergic reactions.
Hurricane Ian
As Florida’s East Coast prepares for Hurricane Nicole, residents across the state are still recovering from Hurricane Ian, which made landfall in the Fort Meyers area on Sept. 28 as a Category 4 storm and caused widespread devastation.
More than 120 people were killed, thousands were displaced, and homes and infrastructure were damaged, amounting to an estimated $67 billion in losses.
Direct Relief has provided more than 435 emergency shipments containing 32 thousand lbs of requested medications and medical supplies in the weeks since. Direct Relief is also providing health centers and clinics in affected areas with emergency funding to cover a range of urgent expenses.
Direct Relief’s Marisa Barnes surveys damage from Hurricane Ian on Thursday, October 6, 2022 in Ft. Myers, Florida. Direct Relief has been actively responding to the hurricane in the four weeks since it made landfall. (Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
Marisa Barnes carries a medical backpack to the Premier Mobile Health Services bus in downtown Ft. Myers, Florida on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
(Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
Direct Relief staff greet founder Deanie Singh as they arrive at the Premier Mobile Health Clinic with medical supplies in Ft. Myers, Florida on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Direct Relief has provided medical aid and financial support for the mobile health free clinic as it serves many who have been impacted by Ian.
(Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
A mobile home is seen destroyed by winds in Ft. Myers, Florida on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
(Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
Premier Mobile Health founder Deanie Singh reacts to receiving a grant from Direct Relief at the Premier Mobile Health Clinic with medical supplies in Ft. Myers, Florida on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Singh has been providing care to the community and will continue as the area recovers from Ian.
(Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
The pharmacy at the Family Health Services clinic in Ft. Myers, Florida on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
(Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
A mobile home is seen destroyed by winds in Ft. Myers, Florida on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
(Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
Direct Relief’s Tom Roane and Marisa Barnes arrive at the Premier Mobile Health Clinic with medical supplies in Ft. Myers, Florida on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Over the past month, Direct Relief has provided more than five tons of medical aid to support the health system across Florida.
(Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
Wind damage from Hurricane Ian in Naples, Florida on Monday, October 3, 2022. (Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
Direct Relief’s Tom Roane looks over medication with Martine Woolley, pharmacist at the Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida clinic in Naples, Florida on Monday, October 3, 2022.
(Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
Direct Relief’s Tom Roane inspects a generator that was donated by Direct Relief at Neighborhood Health Center in Naples, Florida on Monday, October 3, 2022. The generator allowed power to stay on in the clinic, protecting temperature-sensitive medications. (Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
Direct Relief’s Marisa Barnes meets with pharmacist Adriana Seczon at Neighborhood Health Center in Naples, Florida on Monday, October 3, 2022. (Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)
FORT MYERS BEACH, FL – SEPTEMBER 30 Storm damage from Hurricane Ian at Fort Myers Beach, FL, on Friday, September 30, 2022. (Ted Richardson/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Shipments of medical aid depart for multiple health facilities across Florida on Sept. 28, 2022, in response to Hurricane Ian. (Brea Burkholz/Direct Relief)
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