NICU Staff Stayed Behind to Care for 19 Babies as Hurricane Laura Hit Hospital

Hospital staff shelter in place as Hurricane Laura sweeps through Lake Charles, La. Courtesy of Leah Upton

Even as Hurricane Laura bore down on a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, someone had to watch the babies.

Winds howled, water leaked through windows and the generators kicked on at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Despite it all, the NICU staff kept all 19 of its babies safe through the Category 4 storm.