First, hospitals need to focus on preparedness and resilience in their design and operations so they can be critical players in responding to extreme weather events, rather than being one of the victims.

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So some airlines have taken to occasionally wining and dining them and monitoring FlyerTalk, Twitter and blogs, responding directly to customers who post problems and coddling online communities with special sales and, in extreme cases, CEO dinners and backstage access at airports.

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