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Byline: Jessica Zigmond
In the three months following Hurricane Katrina last year, East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, La., became employee Bridgette Williams' temporary home. Williams, part of the environmental services staff, volunteered for the hospital's disaster team, where she worked with other employees to maintain the hospital's nine floors. Sleeping on a mattress in an office during the day and working at night, Williams cleaned patient rooms, removed trash, mopped floors and maintained the restrooms. She and her co-workers lined up for showers, ate a few hot meals and whatever else was available-Spam, Jell-O, tuna fish, nachos, cereal-and expected to stay only a few days. Instead,...
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