Durham, N.C. -- Duke Medicine sent a team of health care professionals to Louisiana Friday as part of the State Medical Assistance Team. The team, which includes representatives from Duke Hospital, Durham Regional Hospital and Duke Health Raleigh Hospital, will set up a field hospital outside of New Orleans.

For more information about Duke University Medical Center's hurricane relief efforts, go to the Hurricane Katrina media kit. For information about efforts across the university, go to duke.edu/hurricanerelief.