US - Hospital denies - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

[hawkeye]

Two people with symptoms similar to the Ebola virus were taken by Fire Department ambulances to a Manhattan hospital, sources said Monday.

Both patients were picked up at a New York City address and both are believed to have recently returned to the city from Africa, the sources said.

The two ? both believed to be adults ? have been quarantined at Bellevue Hospital.

EMS crews who dealt with the patients have also been isolated as a precaution, the sources said...


http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/ebola-patients-quarantined-nyc-hospital-sources-article-1.1972516

 

[casey]

Re: US - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

Re: US - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

Just FYI - Bellevue Hospital has been designated the intake hospital for potential Ebola patients in New York City. They have an isolation unit set up with 4 rooms.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/09/n...spital-says-its-ready-for-the-worst.html?_r=0

 

[casey]

Re: US - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

Re: US - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

Don't know what to think of this, but NYC Health and Hospitals, the organization which runs Bellevue, is tweeting in response to anyone that asks:

@Stuckinavacuum1 There is no patient at HHC #BellevueHospitall isolated for #Ebola. HHC remains on alert and ready to respond if needed.

https://twitter.com/HHCnyc/with_replies

 

[Nika]

Re: US - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

Re: US - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

Means no positive test for ebola

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: US - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

Re: US - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

Means no positive test for ebola

Or,

the story is not true,
the people were taken to another hospital,
the tests are still pending (so no one tests positive yet).

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: US - Hospital denies - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

NYC Health&Hospitals ‏@HHCnyc 54s 54 seconds ago
@FluTrackers There is no patient at HHC #BellevueHospital isolated for #Ebola. HHC remains on alert and ready to respond if needed.

 

[Nika]

Re: US - Hospital denies - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

In other words they have no positive test for ebola.

 

[Lizw]

Re: US - Hospital denies - New York: Pair of possible Ebola patients quarantined at New York City?s Bellevue Hospital

Is the assumption that we're just playing with words here? That 'quarantine' is different from 'isolation?' I hope that's not the case.