Their PPE was inadequate! Uncle Tom Friedan blamed (and is still covertly blaming ) it on that stupid breech of protocol. It was the LACK of adequate PPE!!!
The meme from my fellow RN’S should be a resounding: WE WANT WHAT YOU HAVE,TOM!
Seriously. Waiting until the patient is definitively diagnosed and the CDC comes to town is a little late to start using proper PPE. THAT is the hospital's fault. It's not like proper PPE for treating hemorrhagic fever patients is some kind of big secret--it isn't.