Many of those who stayed during the storm had no transportation and did not believe their properties would be safe - much less had any insurance coverage. insurance, whether sickness, home, wind or flood. At the time of the storm, New Orleans needed better health awareness to promote responsibility in reducing health problems among the lower classes. Many people felt that private and public health care providers as well as local and state governments should share responsibility for poor care administered after the hurricane. In the future, if the government could find a way to improve communication about critical health threats, then the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina could be lessened. During the hurricane, basic forms of communication failed, hampering early recovery efforts. This led to confusion, rumors, chaos and a general sense of panic within the city. Dr. Greg Henderson arrived at the Convention Center on Friday; he was the only doctor for 10,000 people. He said in an interview with TIME