Tag: Texas Ice Storm
Providers deliver, despite already stressed infrastructure
February 26, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
HOUSTON – Already taxed by the COVID-19 pandemic and equipment shortages, HME providers went to great lengths to continue servicing patients during a devastating ice storm in Texas.
The storm, which brought snow, ice and single-digit temperatures to a state ill equipped for such conditions, knocked power plants offline for lengthy stretches. In some cases, providers were forced to tell vulnerable patients to...
