NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the lessons learned from that catastrophic storm continue to shape how one of America's largest healthcare companies prepares for disasters.

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA)'s underground Emergency Operations Center in Nashville was constructed about eight years ago after the company realized they needed a permanent facility to oversee emergency operations.

Company executives said much of what they experienced in dispatching help for one of their hospitals in New Orleans formed their decisions in how the facility operates. "Whether it's a hurricane, a tornado, a mass shooting that we're responding to — we always have to be ready to go," said Mike Wargo, Vice President of HCA Healthcare Emergency O

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