Tropical Storm Bill: Inclement Weather Update no. 6

June 16, 2015

Tuesday, June 16, 3:51 p.m.

Tropical Storm Bill has made landfall

Texas Children’s leadership and the Department of Emergency Management are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Bill, which made landfall this morning.

The Houston area is still expected to experience up to 8 inches of rainfall. There may be pockets of roadways that will be problematic during the course of the afternoon. With the potential for more heavy rain expected this evening, we urge employees to exercise caution as they drive home or make their way into work.

Any faculty, staff or trainees who need to leave early due to potential hazardous conditions at or near their home should contact their leader. Your personal safety is our priority and we ask you to take appropriate precautions when driving in areas with high water on the roadways.

We are taking all appropriate precautions according to our response plan, and we ask staff and employees to do the same.

Reminders and previous information

  • Inpatient and Outpatient Operations. At this time, we are continuing operations as normal throughout the Texas Children’s system. Leaders will continue to assess staffing needs over the next 24 to 48 hours and will make adjustments accordingly.
    • Please direct Main Campus inpatient calls to the NAC at Ext. 6-4282.
    • Please direct West Campus inpatient calls to the House Supervisor at Ext. 7-4700.
    • Please direct Pavilion for Women inpatient calls to Ext. 2-8133.
    • Some clinics and outpatient areas may delay patient arrivals or have cancellations. Please be patient with and accommodating of these adjustments.
  • Texas Medical Center parking accommodations. TMC has reprogrammed their parking system to allow 24-hour access to Texas Children’s night shift employee parking cards effective today at 5 p.m. through Wednesday.
  • Public transportation. Currently, Metro  is operating normally. If you are planning to travel by Metro bus or rail, you should not expect any issues with parking.

More information, including the latest weather, traffic and road conditions are available on the Emergency Management Connect site and the National Weather Service website.

Judy Swanson, Adminstrator on call
Amy Puglia, Emergency Management