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Irma forces at least 35 hospitals to evacuate patients. Here’s a rundown

At least 30 hospitals in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina have either closed entirely or ordered partial evacuations in advance of Hurricane Irma.
Elderly and disabled people wait to board a bus along with hundreds of other local residents at the Civic Center during a mandatory evacuation from Hurricane Irma in Savannah, Ga.

At least 35 hospitals in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina have either closed entirely or ordered partial evacuations in advance of Hurricane Irma.

The decisions come as officials have ordered nearly 7 million people to leave their homes, causing a mass exodus north before the storm begins to lash the Florida coast.

Throughout this week, Irma’s projected course has changed multiple times. That uncertainty has forced hospitals from the Florida Keys all the way to the coastal

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