How a Tampa hospital withstood two massive hurricanes
While the Florida community saw 4-foot storm surges with Hurricane Milton, the mobile 'AquaFence' protected Tampa General.
Tampa Bay's main hospital is built on a low-lying island. Hurricane Milton could push its defenses to the limit.
Hurricane Milton could cause a storm surge of up to 15 feet, stretching low-lying Tampa General Hospital's AquaFence defenses ...
Tampa hospital uses AquaFence to prepare for Hurricane Milton
Tampa General Hospital, the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, is preparing to continue normal operations during Hurricane ...
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Tampa General Installs Innovative Device for Milton Flood Protection
Last month, Tampa General Hospital put up an AquaFence to protect their building from dangerous flooding from Hurricane ...
Milton storm surge could be too much for Tampa General’s AquaFence
On one side, Dustin Pasteur, vice president of Facilities and Construction, can be seen inspecting a 10-foot high section of ...
Can a Tampa hospital's barrier withstand Milton?
Tampa General Hospital's AquaFence barrier is designed to stop 10-15 feet of water. Flooding could exceed that when Hurricane ...
What could Hurricane Milton do to Tampa Bay? Here's a 'catastrophic' scenario.
Four years ago, a disaster planning project called "Hurricane Phoenix" imagined what the worst-case scenario would be for a ...
‘Dangerous’ Milton Threatens to Flood Cities, Hurl Cranes Into Buildings, Overwhelm Hospital Barrier
We’re going to get hit, and it’s going to be hard,” said Cathie Perkins, the Pinellas County Director of Emergency Management ...
Tampa hospital preps for Hurricane Milton
Senior Director of Public Safety at Tampa General Hospital Tony Venezia joins Ana Cabrera to share how the hospital is ...
Flood Barrier Protecting Florida Hospital May Not Be Enough To Stop Milton
A flood barrier that successfully protected Tampa General Hospital from Hurricane Helene two weeks ago may not be able to withstand Milton.