SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS PROGRAM Lee County Public Safety The information on the following two pages will help you make the best possible decision for your safety and well-being in the event of an impending hurricane. Our Special Medical Needs Program offers transportation and shelters for residents that do not have a safe place to be during the storm, or do not have a way to get to the shelter. If possible, arrange to evacuate with family, friends, or at a motel out of harm’s way for your “Plan A”. A shelter should be your ‘Plan B”. Making specific preparations now for where you will go if a hurricane is heading this way will take the worry and stress off both you and your loved ones. Pack items to take with you well in advance so you will be ready to leave as soon as evacuation orders are issued. Emergency Public Shelters are usually located in buildings with large open areas, such as schools, and are a good fit for anyone who is self-sufficient and needs no outside assistance in performing activities of daily living. You will be provided floor space only, so you must bring everything you need to shelter, such as bedroll, lawn chair, pillow, blanket, clothes, etc. Food and water will be provided but it would be wise to bring some of your own, as well. Shelters will be crowded, and with a large storm, may fill up quickly. Special Medical Needs Shelters are located in schools, as well, and are for individuals whose medical issues cannot be managed in a public shelter. Electricity is provided for medical equipment. You need to have a companion/caregiver accompany and assist you during sheltering. We will provide oxygen at the shelter. You must bring your medical equipment, medicines, personal items, money, etc. Your companion/caregiver must bring the same things, plus something to sleep on, such as a cot or lawn chair. We plan to have cots for those registered, but in a catastrophic storm our supplies will run out, so bring the things you cannot do without. Your pet may shelter with you. You must bring crate/carrier, leash & collar, food, clean- up supplies, vaccination record, and any other comfort items for pets. Shelter spaces in Hospitals are assigned to people whose health issues are unmanageable in a Special Medical Needs Shelter. Sheltering will be in hallways, meeting rooms, or other large congregate spaces, and no medical attention will be provided. You MUST have a companion/caregiver shelter with you the entire time. A letter from your physician must accompany the application. A bed will be provided, and oxygen, if required. You must bring your medical equipment, medicines, personal items, money, etc. Your caregiver will need to bring the same items, plus something to sleep on. You may NOT bring your pets to shelter at the hospital. Transportation to shelters can be pre-arranged by completing this application. LeeTran provides transportation to the shelters and Lee County EMS to the hospitals for those requiring stretchers. If you do not pre-arrange shelter transportation and realize you have no way to get to the shelter, you can go to any of the LeeTran bus stops and get a free ride to the shelters.
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