Emergency Quotations | Page 4

Given the amount of money we spend on our health care system, it would be pretty scandalous if we weren't high up there. We get an 'A' in access (to emergency care), only because the rest of the darn nation is so bad.

Getting help to our colleagues is problematic at this time due to emergency restrictions. However we are preparing our plan and will be ready with immediate assistance when supply routes are open.

Our workshop is the only venue of its kind in the state that provides an annual forum for face-to-face training and information sharing on a wide range of emergency management topics.

Our bench looked like an emergency room after a train wreck. We fought until the end but could not capitalize on any opportunities.

Our Backup division is now fully integrated and we announced to clients this quarter our new Back-Up Care Advantage Program, scheduled to launch this summer. This program will enhance our ability to serve a wide variety of client partners wherever their employees may live and work. Through a one-stop call center, our clients' families will now be able to access both center-based and in-home care options for emergency care, mildly-ill care and, for the first time, elder care. Working families struggle with the dual issues of raising children and providing care and support for aging parents, and this new program will bring much needed back-up services that will enable these families to better integrate the many challenges of work and life.

We are pleased to have the American Red Cross, which has long been a leader in emergency preparedness and response, co-sponsor National Preparedness Month 2005, ... The commitment of the American Red Cross and the members of National Preparedness Month Coalition are integral as we work to encourage all Americans to prepare for emergencies. As leaders in their communities, these organizations will help spread life saving information and move the entire nation toward a greater state of preparedness.

We've also requested that the state ask FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) to participate as well.

We strongly regret the measures taken by the parliament and government today to, in effect, introduce a state of emergency and to introduce censorship of the Albanian press.

We strongly advise everyone to make sure they have a well-charged cell phone when they evacuate. But you should make sure that all the regular maintenance, all the stuff you tend to put off, is taken care of. You don't want to be calling for emergency road service during an evacuation because of a tire.

Marsha Ogle is working in a huge shelter in Lake Charles, La., doing mass care work - feeding, loading and cleaning. And Elisa Karleskint is in Gulfport, Miss., working out of an emergency relief vehicle delivering meals, water and cleaning supplies.