Veterinary hospitals up and down the East Coast are still scrambling for staff, supplies, fuel to get to and from work. When your clinic ; if yours was affected, comes back online we would love to see your stories of how you helped each other, your patients, or your communities get through tough times such as this.
Hurricane Sandy is not the first bad storm and will not be the last if Mother Nature has anything to do with it. I myself have worked at my clinic through floods, blizzards, and the all too often blackout, but never to this magnitude.
Veterinary hospitals up and down the East Coast are still scrambling for staff, supplies, fuel to get to and from work. When your clinic ; if yours was affected, comes back online we would love to see your stories of how you helped each other, your patients, or your communities get through tough times such as this.
Hurricane Sandy is not the first bad storm and will not be the last if Mother Nature has anything to do with it. I myself have worked at my clinic through floods, blizzards, and the all too often blackout, but never to this magnitude. We hope to hear from you and pray your staff is staying safe and strong together as a team.
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No power, little fuel, low
No power, little fuel, low cell phone charges…. but still managing to see the clients who need us the most. We are paperless so not having the computers up can cripple us – but I have our server computer at home (I’m the only one of my staff who did not lose power) and the hospital phone number routed to my cell – and that’s how I spent today… managing the appointments and med refills for a skeleton staff seeing those who needed to be seen in a dim cold hospital. And serving as the hub for those who need a hot shower! Doing it again tomorrow…
No power, little fuel, low
No power, little fuel, low cell phone charges…. but still managing to see the clients who need us the most. We are paperless so not having the computers up can cripple us – but I have our server computer at home (I’m the only one of my staff who did not lose power) and the hospital phone number routed to my cell – and that’s how I spent today… managing the appointments and med refills for a skeleton staff seeing those who needed to be seen in a dim cold hospital. And serving as the hub for those who need a hot shower! Doing it again tomorrow…
Has anyone looked into solar
Has anyone looked into solar panel system that can keep independent circuit off the grid to be immune to blackouts?? I am considering doing this for the sonopath office and our server is backed up in 2 locations so unless both Florida and inland NJ get wiped out at the same time sonopath.com will be 100% functional. However daily operations are hampered significantly with blackouts at the home office and become dependent on cell phone operations remotely. An independent solar/wind power to the office would be a solution that keeps us going as long as the water doesn’t stop and the phone company keeps functioning.
Has anyone looked into solar
Has anyone looked into solar panel system that can keep independent circuit off the grid to be immune to blackouts?? I am considering doing this for the sonopath office and our server is backed up in 2 locations so unless both Florida and inland NJ get wiped out at the same time sonopath.com will be 100% functional. However daily operations are hampered significantly with blackouts at the home office and become dependent on cell phone operations remotely. An independent solar/wind power to the office would be a solution that keeps us going as long as the water doesn’t stop and the phone company keeps functioning.
Not as environmentally
Not as environmentally friendly as solar/wind power, but I’ve heard that propane generators are a good option. It is built into the house’s system (and can be added on to an existing house) and kicks on automatically if the power goes off. Powers the entire house. Tests itself monthly; no more waiting hours in gas lines because the tanks are large and last a long time before it has to be filled; no more only being able to run it for a few hours a day because of running out of gas. Downside is very expensive to install.
Not as environmentally
Not as environmentally friendly as solar/wind power, but I’ve heard that propane generators are a good option. It is built into the house’s system (and can be added on to an existing house) and kicks on automatically if the power goes off. Powers the entire house. Tests itself monthly; no more waiting hours in gas lines because the tanks are large and last a long time before it has to be filled; no more only being able to run it for a few hours a day because of running out of gas. Downside is very expensive to install.