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Trump's easing of building regulations could backfire during severe flooding

Modern Healthcare: Hurricane Harvey continues to ravage southeast Texas on an unprecedented scale and that's put disaster preparedness back in the forefront. Yet, experts say an executive order that President Donald Trump recently signed easing infrastructure regulations would put hospitals in a vulnerable position during any future natural disasters.Harvey has brought historic levels of rain to the area and has claimed several lives, sparked a public health emergency, shuttered hospitals and upended Houston and the surrounding area—"beyond anything experienced," the National Weather Service said. The city's largest safety-net provider, Ben Taub Hospital, is being evacuated as the basement storing pharmacy supplies, food and medical equipment continues to take on water.

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