Secretary Mike Leavitt, Surgeon General Richard Carmona, and CDC Director Julie Gerberding talk with medical personnel on the Louisiana State University (LSU) Campus in Baton Rouge.

Secretary Mike Leavitt and Surgeon General Richard Carmona shake hands with a member of the U.S. Public Health Service team staffing the Federal Medical Shelter at LSU.

Secretary Mike Leavitt and Surgeon General Richard Carmona get an update on the operation of the Federal Medical Shelter at LSU from Medical Director, Dr. Chris Trevino.

Secretary Mike Leavitt, Surgeon General Richard Carmona, and Medical Director, Dr. Chris Trevino outside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the LSU Campus in Baton Rouge. This facility housed the 250-bed acute care shelter staffed by US Public Health Service Officers.

CDC Director Julie Gerberding at the podium during a media briefing on the LSU campus, with Secretary Mike Leavitt, Surgeon General Richard Carmona, and CMS Administrator Mark McClellan.