The New York City Department of Health will be conducting a massive emergency preparedness drill at 30 facilities across the city on Friday.

They are testing the delivery of emergency medications in the event of a biological attack, such as anthrax, or other large-scale public health emergency in the city. The majority of the deliveries will take place to public school buildings.

It's the largest surprise drill in the city's history. The drill was scheduled to take place from approximately 6:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The majority of participants were given no notice to better test and simulate a real emergency and response.

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/26170612/drill-in-new-york-city


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Emory University Hospital is expected to receive a patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus within the next several days, the university announced Thursday.

It's unclear when exactly the patient will arrive, according to a statement from Emory. The Clifton Road hospital has a specially built isolation unit to treat patients exposed to certain serious infectious diseases. Set up in collaboration with the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the unit is physically separate from other patient areas and is one of only four such facilities in the country.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/emory-healthcare-to-treat-ebola-patient/ngrtm/

Quote from: Rhea_Markable on August 01, 2014, 09:22:53 AM
Emory University Hospital is expected to receive a patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus within the next several days, the university announced Thursday.

It's unclear when exactly the patient will arrive, according to a statement from Emory. The Clifton Road hospital has a specially built isolation unit to treat patients exposed to certain serious infectious diseases. Set up in collaboration with the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the unit is physically separate from other patient areas and is one of only four such facilities in the country.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/emory-healthcare-to-treat-ebola-patient/ngrtm/

Why are they brining this patient to the U.S.? Haven't they read the DNC talking points? Didn't they get to see Michael Moore's movie "Sicko"?

Don't they realize that the U.S. healthcare system is the absolute worst in the world, while Cuba's is the best! They should take this patient to Cuba if the want to get the best of all possible care for them!

After all that is why hoards of Americans make the trip to Havana every year to get quality healthcare and state of the art medical procedures that are just not available here in the U.S. of A.

-Darth

US healthcare is only great to democrats when it suits them.

Quote from: ConservativeMe on August 01, 2014, 07:09:46 PM
US healthcare is only great to democrats when it suits them.

Democraps are not happy with so few crises, they've got to have another one or two.  This move to bring the critically diseased patients here certainly qualifies as a potentially fatal move for Americans given the center's potential for mishandling pertinent specimens of once thought to be eradicated deadly viruses. 

Sadly, I've got a mental image of the chinese wandering about in their streets wearing face masks to try to ward off air borne viruses that lead to death if contracted. 

Quote from: ConservativeMe on August 01, 2014, 07:09:46 PM
US healthcare is only great to democrats when it suits them.

And to wealthy dignitaries of other countries...

Quote from: keyboarder on August 01, 2014, 07:21:33 PM
Democraps are not happy with so few crises, they've got to have another one or two.  This move to bring the critically diseased patients here certainly qualifies as a potentially fatal move for Americans given the center's potential for mishandling pertinent specimens of once thought to be eradicated deadly viruses. 

Sadly, I've got a mental image of the chinese wandering about in their streets wearing face masks to try to ward off air borne viruses that lead to death if contracted.

I see them ever Spring and Fall.  You would think Mt St Helens blew up again.