special correspondent jackie judd has our report. hurricane katrina and all that the wind, the rain, the flooding destroyed or disabled allowed for a reimagining of what a modern healthcare system in new orleans would look like. this is the centerpiece of that reimagining. >> university medical center new orleans is a place to heal, teach and discover for generations to come. u.n.c. new orleans, the future of healthcare is here. >> university medical center was a decade in the making at a cost exceeding $1 billion. most of that from the federal government. the doors recently opened to a high-tech trauma center, expensive artwork and what's promised to be hurricane-proof windows and internal systems. early reviews are in. >> new innerside, clean. orleans needs a good hospital. >> charity was a good hospital. in the day when i was growing up, it was a good hospital, but this is way better. >> actually built out for redundancy for one patient into something -- >> in case of a storm? . dr. peter w. who worked at charity hospital then in

we are very fortunate to have our moderator, jackie judd. know her from her board when a career in journalism. many are she was a star at abc television news or she reported for world news tonight, "nightline," primetime live and "good morning america." you may not know jackie also specialized in health care. after her television career, she moved on to the kaiser family foundation where she served as vice president and executive producer of multimedia. so i am delighted to turn over the program to jackie and leave this conversation in her capable hands. thank you. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i am delighted to be a part of this rich conversation and be joined in the conversation with nancy-ann min deparle and gail wilensky. i will make a bold prediction that everybody knows there has read and also published in your brochure so i will not go into great detail. i want to contribute a little bit of history to the first panel that got us going when i was at the kaiser family foundation, we decided to produce a documentary to mark the 4