Florida Panhandle Medical Care on Life Support After Michael

Florida Panhandle Medical Care on Life Support After Michael
A man who did not want his name used receives medical treatment inside the Florida 5 Disaster Medical Assistance Team tent, outside the Bay Medical Sacred Heart hospital, in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla., on Oct. 18, 2018. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
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PANAMA CITY, Fla.—Already sick with strep throat and asthma, Aleeah Racette got sicker when she cleaned out a soggy, moldy home after Hurricane Michael, so she sought help at the hospital where she began life. She was stunned by what she saw there.

Aleeah Racette receives medical treatment inside the Florida 5 Disaster Medical Assistance Team tent, outside the Bay Medical Sacred Heart hospital, in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla. on Oct. 18, 2018. At left is her mother, Amy Cross, and Amy's fiance, Corey Shuman. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Aleeah Racette receives medical treatment inside the Florida 5 Disaster Medical Assistance Team tent, outside the Bay Medical Sacred Heart hospital, in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla. on Oct. 18, 2018. At left is her mother, Amy Cross, and Amy's fiance, Corey Shuman. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert