Emergency rooms are closed, many hospital wards are as well leaving people who are sick with heart disease, trauma, pregnancy complications, pneumoni…

- Richard E. Besser

You can't put a price tag on preparation for a pandemic.

- Richard E. Besser

We as a global community are only as strong as our weakest link.

- Richard E. Besser

Looking at the individuals who suffered the most during the hurricane, you could see that those with underlying medical problems were at greater risk.

- Richard E. Besser

The other big lesson from Katrina is that it pays to be prepared. But it's also very difficult to stay prepared because the longer you go between eve…

- Richard E. Besser

It's critically important that people trust you during a public health crisis.

- Richard E. Besser