Ebola Task Force Witnesses Emphasize Lessons Learned from Texas Presbyterian - Breitbart.com
The Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, formed by Governor Rick Perry in response to the Ebola crisis, held its first official public hearing on Thursday, to hear testimony from several panels of witnesses representing hospitals, university health systems, associations of medical professionals, public health agencies, and other experts. The Task Force, headed by Dr. Brett Giroir, the executive Vice President and CEO of the Texas A&M Health Center, has had numerous meeting since they were formed and announced their initial recommendations earlier this month.
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Dr. Ron Cook, D.O., the Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the City of Lubbock's Public Health Authority, said that his facility was as "prepared as best we can be," mentioning that they had had an opportunity to test the system when a man from the Ivory Coast showed up with lethargy and diarrhea, but no fever. According to Cook...
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