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U.S. setting uNetwork of Hospitals for Ebola Care-Officials

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/22/health-ebola-usa-hospitals-idUSL2N0SH2EZ20141022

Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have been struggling with Ebola since March which has became the largest outbreak ever recorded. The disease is causing widespread fear and disruption in West Africa and the whole world. It shows no signs of being brought under control. U.S. health officials are setting up a network of about 20 hospitals to handle the care of Ebola patients. The United States is moving fairly rapidly to care Ebola. There are more and more patients getting infected by the disease. Ebola outbreak on record has killed nearly 4,900 people, predominantly in West Africa.

The government is identifying hospitals which are the first near cities where travelers may be arriving from countries battling Ebola. Also the government has designated five international airports as the only means to enter the country from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Four of the U.S. hospitals had been considered “Ebola-ready” based on the training they gave staff and the presence of high biocontainment wards for infectious disease. They include Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha and the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, all of which have treated a few Ebola patients, as well as St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana.

This relates to the topic that we have been discussing in class. Creating the network among hospitals is maximizing the efficiency. Since Ebola is a disease that spreads in a fast speed, it is crucial to have an organized system to handle the disease so that it does not spread in the U.S. Also it is important to have bigger network with not only hospitals and medical places in U.S. but also in other countries. Having more and bigger network will help making Ebola under control so that no more patients suffer from the disease.

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