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| Title | Vallbona, Carlos |
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| Date | July 21, 2006 |
| Description | This interview was conducted in the office of Dr. Vallbona, 3701 Kirby, Houston, Texas, on July 29, 2006. Dr. Vallbona’s medical services were performed in the Astrodome-Reliant Center, where he examined recent evacuees from Hurricane Katrina. He enumerates the various medical services available on site and the procedures used in order to expedite those services. The interview was conducted by Ernesto Valdés, Center for Public History, University of Houston where the tape is deposited in M.D. Anderson Library on the main campus of the university. |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Collection | Oral Histories - Houston History Project |
| ArchivesSpace URI | /repositories/2/archival_objects/351533 |
| Digital Collection | Oral Histories from the Houston History Project |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/houhistory |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
| Use and Reproduction | In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
| File Name | index.cpd |
| Title | Vallbona transcript, 1 of 2 |
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| Original Item Location | ID 2006-005, Transcript Box 9, HHA 00540 |
| File Name | hhaoh_201207_171b.pdf |
| Transcript | HHA# 00540 Interviewee: Vallbona, Carlos Interview: July 21, 2006 University of Houston Houston History Archives Table of Contents Introduction 1 Response to Hurricane Katrina Evacuees 3 Equipment, Staff, and Volunteers 6 Medical Challenges 8 Professional and Personal Time Adjustments 8 Personal Reactions 10 Professional and Civil Volunteers 10 Prevalent Evacuee Medical Conditions 12 Daily Routines and Expectations 13 Substructures 15HHA# 00540 Interviewee: Vallbona, Carlos Interview: July 21, 2006 University of Houston Houston History Archives Index Abbot Laboratories 5 American Red Cross 10, 11 Astrodome 4, 5, 10, 17 Baylor College of Medicine 2, 4, 5, 8 Ben Taub County Hospital 5, 6, 8, 9 - Medicine - Surgery - Pediatrics - Radiology - Otolaryngology Blanco, Gov. Kathleen B. 3 Community Health Centers 4, 9, 15 Eckels, County Judge Bill 3, 16 Gavagan, Dr. Thomas 4, 5, 7, 11, 14 Harris County Health Programs 3, 4 Harris County Hospital District 3-5, 7, 12, 16 “Katrina Clinic” 4, 7, 9, 10 Lopez, David 7, 12 Louisville School of Medicine 2 Massi, George 4, 5 Mattox, Dr. Kenneth 3 Palacio, Dr. Herminia 3, 12 Perry, Gov. Rick 3 Physicians, retired 9 Prevalent illnesses among evacuees 8, 13 Reliant Center (Arena) 4-6, 11, 13 Reyes, Alicia 4 Security 16 Siemens 5 Social workers 10 Spain 1, 2 Tindal, Mr. D. (Chief Information Officer) 16 Tropical Storm Allison 2 Volunteers 10HHA# 00540 Interviewee: Vallbona, Carlos Interview: July 21, 2006 University of Houston Houston History Archives HOUSTON’S RESPONSE TO THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA AN INTERVIEW WITH Dr. Carlos Vallbona This interview was conducted in the office of Dr. Vallbona, 3701 Kirby, Houston, Texas, on July 29, 2006. Dr. Vallbona’s medical services were performed in the Astrodome-Reliant Center, where he examined recent evacuees from Hurricane Katrina. He enumerates the various medical services available on site and the procedures used in order to expedite those services. The interview was conducted by Ernesto Valdés, Center for Public History, University of Houston where the tape is deposited in M.D. Anderson Library on the main campus of the university. |