Hello Everyone,
Does anyone know how many floors Touro Hospital has? I think it has three floors, but I can not find out if I am correct or not
from the hospital's web site. I can not remember and since I have, since Katrina, always been "delivered" to the East Jefferson Hospital's Emergency Room, I am not really sure anymore how many floors Touro has in it. I know it is one of the few hospitals left in New Orleans besides Ochsner Hospital that actually still has an emergency room and is still open.
Thank you,
Mortica
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Nov 2, 2009 - 19 55
More than 3...my friend was on 9. I think 10 floors. I just confirmed this with a friend that works on the 10th floor.
----------Amy
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Nov 3, 2009 - 21 29
Thank you so much! : )
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Nov 4, 2009 - 20 31
Hi - My novel has a scene in the Touro Hospital. Are you going there for your health or are you writing about it??
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Nov 6, 2009 - 04 04
Many of the scenes in my novel are set in Touro Hospital. I haven't stayed there since I was about eight-years-old. My main character was originally hurt in the French Quarter, and I think Touro is the closest hospital to the Quarter after Katrina for
nonfatal emergencies. I live in Metairie and work in Midcity New Orleans by City Park. I honestly never go anywhere near Touro Hospital during my regular weekly routine.
I tried to find out how many stories the building was from the website, but I didn't find physical descriptions with enough detail. During the rewrite, I will need to drive there one weekend and find out the exact details. I want accurate details in my novel since the settings arebased on real areas in New Orleans.
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Nov 11, 2009 - 10 42
Tulane Hospital and Clinic in the CBD has a functiokning emergency room, so that would be closer to the Quarter, just FYI. University Hospital is also open but I don't know if they have an ER. You'd have to call them.
But if your character has Tenet healthcare he would probably go to Touro anyway -- it is a Tenet hospital. Tulane is not.