Nebraska Medical Center vs. Your Facility

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This from the University of Nebraska Medical Center has the patient entirely covered during hallway transport.

This hospital drill near me has the patient transported wearing a surgical mask and ordinary covers. What if the patient vomits?

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On October 30th nurses were still concerned.

Despite what the government and officials have said about LA hospitals being prepared and equipped to handle Ebola patients, UCLA Nurses say that are NOT ready to handle Ebola patients. UCLA medical Center is also the designated hospital to handle Ebola cases in the LA area.
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Oh lord, they are definitely not ready. I also listened to the nurse video. I see why the female nurse was wearing the "I am Amber Vinson" button!

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Specializes in Critical care, tele, Medical-Surgical.

UC Medical Centers Declared Priority Hospitals For Ebola Care

October 25, 2014

Five University of California medical centers, including one at University of California at San Francisco, are now considered priority hospitals to treat confirmed Ebola cases in California, the UC Office of the President announced Friday.

While there are currently no confirmed cases of Ebola in California, the UC Office of the President has reported to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) that all five UC medical centers are now ready, if needed, to provide in-patient care for Californians who may contract Ebola.

"All of the UC Medical Centers specialize in complex care and operate as or staff level one trauma centers," CDPH director Dr. Ron Chapman said in a statement.

The California Nurses Association (CNA) and National Nurses United (NNU), which represents about 12,000 registered nurses in the major UC medical centers, however, said in a statement released Friday that the UC and California Hospital Association officials are "giving the public a false picture about Ebola readiness in the UC hospitals."

CNA/NNU executive director Rosa Ann DeMoro said that based on what the UC nurses reported as recently as Friday, the nurses "are unprepared, unprotected and very concerned."

DeMoro said that over the last two months CNA/NNU has informed the UC officials about standards that nurses say they require to be protected in the event that they need to treat an Ebola patient...

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/10/25/uc-medical-centers-priority-hospitals-ebola-care/

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