MONTEREY, Calif. -- Imagine going to your doctor and your records are no where to be found. That's what happened for patients who were at the Monterey Laser Clinic, yesterday.
The clinic said since their main server is in New Jersey, Sandy caused technical difficulties here. They couldn't pull records, schedules or anything that was filed electronically.
That raises the question, if a natural disaster thousands of miles away can disrupt important health information, what could it do for hospitals and medical facilities here, in say, an earthquake?
"We are prepared as one can be. We have backup systems in which we can pull from," said Kenneth Gordon, Director of Security for Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.
On Tuesday, administration from CHOMP went over drills on what to do if a natural disaster happened.
Gordon said these drills are standard for all California hospitals but doing it during something like Sandy, makes it all the more real.
Gordon took notice when NYU hospital lost it's back-up generators during Sandy, because he knows even all their preparation still may not be enough in certain disasters.
"I'm sure they follow some strict guidelines just like we follow strict guidelines. Testing our equipment, testing our procedures, testing our staff," said Gordon.
