Posted on 10/29/2014 1:56:03 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The U.S. health care apparatus is so unprepared and short on resources to deal with the deadly Ebola virus that even small clusters of cases could overwhelm parts of the system, according to an Associated Press review of readiness at hospitals and other components of the emergency medical network.
Experts broadly agree that a widespread outbreak across the country is extremely unlikely, but they also concur that it is impossible to predict with certainty, since previous Ebola epidemics have been confined to remote areas of Africa. And Ebola is not the only possible danger that causes concern; experts say other deadly infectious diseases — ranging from airborne viruses such as SARS, to an unforeseen new strain of the flu, to more exotic plagues like Lassa fever — could crash the health care system.
To assess America's ability to deal with a major outbreak, the AP examined multiple indicators of readiness: training, manpower, funding, emergency room shortcomings, supplies, infection control and protection for health care workers. AP reporters also interviewed dozens of top experts in those fields.
The results were worrisome.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Uh, wouldn't that play perfectly into Hussein's idea of good government, you know, overwhelm the system so that it will be brought to a closer place where socialism will finally reign supreme?
Never fear: our president has told us he’s bringing all the Ebola patients here from Africa, so we’ll get plenty of experience dealing with plague on a global scale.
Protect your family and yourself! Vote the rats out of office.
Well then it must be a stroke of genius to bring non-citzens into the US for treatment!
I’ve been saying that they are completely unprepared for Ebola for weeks now, but “short on resources”? They’ve had enough money to study “problems” that they say are related to the nation’s health that included “why lesbians get fat”, and “why monkeys who fling their poo the furthest are the best communicators”. If they are short on resources, it’s because they wasted, squandered and stole the money.
I’ve been in the hospital enough to have already figured that out for myself. Our hospital system is WOEFULLY unprepared for Ebola; it’s barely working as it is now.
No (duh) alert on that title?
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