Possible ebola patient transported to Calgary hospital
Health care officials transferred a patient who may have a contagious illness to the south Calgary designated Ebola hospital Wednesday night.
“Alberta Health Services (AHS) is currently caring for a patient with a potential contagious illness, who was transferred Wednesday evening from the Peter Lougheed Hospital to South Health Campus in Calgary,” said James Stevenson with AHS in a statement late Wednesday.
The South Health Campus was one of two Calgary hospitals that underwent preparations for the potential arrival of the deadly Ebola virus.
Watch the full AHS press conference below.
A source told the Sun that staff at that hospital were preparing for the arrival of a patient with Ebola-like symptoms Wednesday, including the use of Hazmat-like suits and plastic being taped up.
Stevenson did not confirm the patient headed there was diagnosed with Ebola, or any illness for that matter.
“At this time, it is not confirmed what the illness may be,” he said.
“However, out of an abundance of precaution, AHS has enacted specific infection prevention and control protocols, including cleaning and disinfection, to ensure any risk to other patients, members of the public, and staff remains extremely low.
“To protect patient confidentiality, we will not be providing further detail or speculating about this patient or illness, until such time that a diagnosis is confirmed.”
On Wednesday night, Stevenson could not confirm the patient’s sex, age or travel history.
Beginning in August preparations were being made at the South Health Campus and the Alberta Children’s Hospital in case the Ebola virus should arrive in Calgary.
The entire staff at both hospitals were being prepared, though Lori Anderson, senior operating officer for the South Health Campus, said last month that the focus was on the intensive care units and emergency departments.
Medical staff were also going through exercises ranging from table top drills to more realistic simulations involving an actor.
Staff were learning transportation and treatment protocols as well as action plans and learning how to identify the virus.
Anderson said last month isolation rooms were ready.
Similar preparation work was happening at the Edmonton Stollery Children’s and the University of Alberta hospitals.
Source: (VIDEO) Calgary patient tested for Ebola in isolation at South Health Campus | Calgary |
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Love how they try to calm the public.. chances it's not Ebola.. or we are a safe facility and have it under control..
They said they same in the USA where 2 nurses contracted Ebola.
Canada's 1st..
Health care officials transferred a patient who may have a contagious illness to the south Calgary designated Ebola hospital Wednesday night.
“Alberta Health Services (AHS) is currently caring for a patient with a potential contagious illness, who was transferred Wednesday evening from the Peter Lougheed Hospital to South Health Campus in Calgary,” said James Stevenson with AHS in a statement late Wednesday.
The South Health Campus was one of two Calgary hospitals that underwent preparations for the potential arrival of the deadly Ebola virus.
Watch the full AHS press conference below.
A source told the Sun that staff at that hospital were preparing for the arrival of a patient with Ebola-like symptoms Wednesday, including the use of Hazmat-like suits and plastic being taped up.
Stevenson did not confirm the patient headed there was diagnosed with Ebola, or any illness for that matter.
“At this time, it is not confirmed what the illness may be,” he said.
“However, out of an abundance of precaution, AHS has enacted specific infection prevention and control protocols, including cleaning and disinfection, to ensure any risk to other patients, members of the public, and staff remains extremely low.
“To protect patient confidentiality, we will not be providing further detail or speculating about this patient or illness, until such time that a diagnosis is confirmed.”
On Wednesday night, Stevenson could not confirm the patient’s sex, age or travel history.
Beginning in August preparations were being made at the South Health Campus and the Alberta Children’s Hospital in case the Ebola virus should arrive in Calgary.
The entire staff at both hospitals were being prepared, though Lori Anderson, senior operating officer for the South Health Campus, said last month that the focus was on the intensive care units and emergency departments.
Medical staff were also going through exercises ranging from table top drills to more realistic simulations involving an actor.
Staff were learning transportation and treatment protocols as well as action plans and learning how to identify the virus.
Anderson said last month isolation rooms were ready.
Similar preparation work was happening at the Edmonton Stollery Children’s and the University of Alberta hospitals.
Source: (VIDEO) Calgary patient tested for Ebola in isolation at South Health Campus | Calgary |
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Love how they try to calm the public.. chances it's not Ebola.. or we are a safe facility and have it under control..
They said they same in the USA where 2 nurses contracted Ebola.
Canada's 1st..
