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Patient declared Ebola-free after scare at St. Bernard Parish Hospital
Updated: Mar 04, 2015 5:22 AM CST
Written by: FOX8Live.com StaffCONNECT
The St. Bernard Parish Hospital is back open after an Ebola scare on Tuesday evening. After the proper authorities were contacted, a patient with numerous signs of the virus was declared Ebola-free.
A patient entered the St. Bernard Parish Hospital emergency room around 8 p.m. Tuesday. The patient had virtually all signs of Ebola, according to Wayne Landry. Landry is the hospital's former CEO who is currently in transition mode
Landry said the hospital was immediately placed on lockdown. The Department of Health and Hospitals of the State of Louisiana was contacted as well as the Center for Disease Control, and within about one hour, the patient was confirmed to be free from Ebola.
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http://www.fox8live.com/story/28257...ree-after-scare-at-st-bernard-parish-hospital
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Ebola scare prompts temporary lockdown at St. Bernard Parish Hospital
By Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on March 04, 2015 at 7:26 AM, updated March 04, 2015 at 7:38 AM
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"All visitors in the emergency room were contained, as well as any staff members involved in the treatment of the patient," the hospital's statement said.
At 8:50 p.m., Landry said the state Department of Health and Hospitals, the federal Centers for Disease Control and the hospital's doctors confirmed the patient did not have Ebola.
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http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/2015/03/ebola_st_bernard_parish_hospit.html