Disaster Management in a Nephrology Service Lessons Learned from Hurricane Maria

The authors discuss their experiences treating dialysis patients after Hurricane Maria, and provide recommendations for future disaster preparedness and response. These recommendations include: creating a registry of patients with updated contact information, as well as contact information for relatives and a physical address where an emergency rescue team can be dispatched; developing a contingency plan to move patients to another center in case the unit is rendered nonfunctional after the storm; and accounting for the needs of staff in response and recovery plans.