The city of Tyler and University officials signed an agreement earlier this month to use campus facilities as a medical needs shelter for hurricane evacuees.
The agreement is activated when the Smith County Health Authority declares a public heath emergency or disaster.
In such a case, the Louis Herrington Patriot Center will be designated as a medical/special needs shelter for up to 200 patients and their caregivers.
The Patriot Center was first used as a general shelter during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as a medical/special needs shelter in 2008 after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
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