As Hurricane Helene bore down on Florida last week, Tampa General Hospital built a protective wall made of of reinforced PVC, laminate and steel to keep out rising flood waters.

Many thousands of residents in the western part of the state have no clean water, as well as no electricity or gas with which to boil water. People were collecting wood to build fires for cooking.

Tampa General Hospital, the region's only level one trauma center, is situated on Davis Island, just a stone's throw from the bay. With no safe option ...

As surging water from Hurricane Helene inundated the Tampa Bay area Thursday, Tampa General Hospital stayed dry, thanks to a ...

In preparation for Hurricane Helene’s arrival this past Thursday, Tampa General Hospital enacted its emergency response plan, ...

See how Tampa General’s AquaFence withstood the wrath of Hurricane Helene safeguarding the hospital from a devastating 15-foot storm surge. Watch as Dustin Pasteur, VP of Facilities, ensures the ...

Heavy storm surge from Helene made the streets of downtown Tampa resemble the open ocean – except at the base of Tampa ...

The City of Tampa usually opens its garages for people to park their cars ahead of a major storm, like a hurricane. The city ...

Heavy storm surge from Helene made the streets of downtown Tampa resemble the open ocean – except at the base of Tampa General Hospital, which employed a special fence to keep the water out.

Tampa General Hospital prepared for Hurricane Helene by installing an 9 foot tall and 1,000 foot long AquaFence.

But in light of the looming storm surge forecast, crews installed an Aquafence — an unusual black-and-blue barricade — ...