I am a retired RN and my father interned at Bellevue and both my sister and brother in law graduated from Bellevue nursing school. Bellevue nurses are some of the most highly trained because everything that passes thru NYC end up at Bellevue. You can not make me believe that the hospital is unprepared. They are prepared for everything and have seen everything.
ps why doesn’t anyone comment on how awkwardly he is hugging that young woman.
If they are properly trained in infection control, they should be able to handle ANY Ebola-like disease.
Over the last decade, prior to the Ebola outbreak, there have been 5 cases of hemorrhagic fever diseases in the US. One of them was Marburg, Ebola's deadlier sister. The staff taking care of the Marburg patient did not know she had Marburg--yet they managed to take care of her without infecting themselves.
If staff who do not know what they are working with can successfully care for a patient without infecting themselves, then why can't people who are forewarned about the disease do the same?
CDC case report of Marburg patient.
The Marburg patient's story in her own words.
Professionals trained to handle infectious disease *should* be able to deal with such a disease. Unfortunately, I think part of the problem is that they overreact because Ebola has been so hyped in the news... in Dallas, they were piling on the PPE, and probably infected themselves while taking it off--those are mistakes I would expect from someone who is poorly trained.