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Fri Apr 13 22:21:43 BST 2007

In a message dated 4/13/2007 2:08:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
Krin135 at aol.com writes:

Um...Dr.  Mattox, who was it that ended up leading the medical relief effort 
at the - in  August-Sept 2005?

The CO-Directors of the Medical Branch of the Joint Unified Command were  two 
physicians.  The Director of the County Health Department - an  excellent 
public health officer AND the Chief of Surgery of the Ben Taub General  Hospital 
- an acute care trauma surgeon.   

Both were selected to these leadership positions by the County and City  
Governmental officials because of both of their past integrated success with  
previous chemical, explosion, and flooding disasters in Houston. 

Both the Acute Care Trauma SURGEON and the Public Health Doctor  working 
together appointed several sub directors of various functions, including  triage 
stations, the clinic, emergency center evaluation, information  technology, 
public health, pediatrics, mental health, geriatrics, renal failure,  pharmacy, 
ophthalmology (Eye glasses etc). and other sub  areas.   On the CLINICAL side 
it was the surgeon that coordinated  all of the management of the sub groups.   

Thank you for asking

k   

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