Some news stories had suggested the hospital had run out of food and water. It astounded Schafer to see water bottles stacked to the ceiling. There were canned goods in the kitchen and food and beverages stashed and scattered throughout the hospital. After hearing the stories of looting in New Orleans, it shocked him to see that nobody had even been desperate enough to clean out a vending machine. Those sheltering at Memorial had come supplied like good south Louisianans, with more to eat than they could possibly consume.
