University of Texas Medical Branch Telemedicine Disaster Response and Recovery Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike

Authors from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) describe how UTMB was able to get its telemedicine services up and running within a week following Hurricane Ike due in part to the flexibility of its data network and plasticity of its telemedicine program. They offer lessons learned from the UTMB experience for future disasters.