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December 4, 2014
Texas Children’s to build special isolation unit at West Campus
This afternoon, Texas Children’s will announce our plan to build an eight-bed special isolation unit at Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus. This unit will be designed for children with highly contagious infectious diseases, such as pandemic influenza, enterovirus D68, Ebola, and many others. Additionally, we will announce the state’s designation of our organization as a pediatric Ebola treatment center. Read full story.
Previous Connect Stories
- Texas Children’s to expand laboratory capabilities to test for Ebola on campus
11/11/14 - Ebola: Personal Protective Equipment
11/7/14 - CDC visits Texas Children’s to assess Ebola preparedness
10/24/14 - Texas Children’s actively screening patients for Ebola exposure
10/21/2014 - Perry announces recommendations to contain, care for patients with Ebola
10/17/2014 - Texas Children’s preparation intensifies amid news of Dallas health care workers’ Ebola cases
10/15/2014 - Suspected Ebola case tested at West Campus, result negative
10/03/2014 - Texas Children’s confident, prepared in face of Dallas Ebola concern
10/02/2014 - Texas Children’s prepared but not anticipating Ebola virus
09/17/2014
External blog posts
Frequently asked questions
- Special Isolation Unit FAQs
12/4/2014 - General FAQs
10/17/2014 - Ambulatory FAQs
11/4/14
Algorithms
- Main Campus screening algorithm
12/22/2014
Global Alert emails
Message points
Videos
- Physician-in-Chief Dr. Mark W. Kline addresses Texas Children’s Ebola preparedness
10/02/2014 - Infection Control Officer Dr. Jeff Starke answers common Ebola questions
9/17/2014
Media stories featuring Texas Children’s experts
- Hotez responds to Ebola hypochondriacs (KTRH)
10/23/2014 - Expert: Ebola has expanded beyond a public health problem (FOX Happening Now)
10/17/2014 - Ebola’s environmental roots (MSNBC Ron Farrow)
10/17/2014 - What the latest Ebola infection says about odds of widespread US outbreak (ABC News)
10/15/2014 - Why Ebola may pose a greater threat in the ICU (USA Today)
10/14/2014 - Texas Govenor Perry taps Hotez for special Ebola task force (BioNews Texas)
10/13/2014 - Tracking the spread of Ebola in the US (CNBC)
10/13/2014 - 2nd Ebola infection prompts reassessment of procedures (Houston Chronicle)
10/13/2014 - Houston Newsmakers: The truth about Ebola from Texas task force expert (KPRC)
10/12/2014 - Houston health community reacts to Texas’ second Ebola case (KHOU)
10/12/2014 - Ebola threat highlights concerns about other tropical diseases (Houston Chronicle)
10/09/2014 - Will Ebola virus spread in Dallas? Not likely, experts say (Dallas News)
10/04/2014 - Houston is prepared in case Ebola comes our way (CW39)
10/02/2014 - Local experts say Ebola in Dallas is no reason to panic (KHOU-TV)
10/01/2014 - Ebola: Dallas Case Inevitable (MedPage Today)
10/01/2014 - Houston ready if Ebola patient arrives (Houston Chronicle)
10/01/2014 - Nation putting Ebola’s risks into perspective (USA Today)
10/01/2014 - CDC: First US Ebola case confirmed (MSNBC)
09/30/2014 - Local hospitals prepare to actively treat Ebola (KPRC)
09/30/2014
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