Ebola virus readiness and local response plans
Health officials outline isolation and infection control steps for suspected Ebola cases. Hospitals, including St Catherine, follow national protocols from Centura Health with a task force coordinating supplies and training. CDC notes the first US case traveled from West Africa, with two healthcare workers infected. local officials emphasize proactive public information and aviation screening remains limited.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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St. Catherine Hospital
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Garden City
Dallas
Rachelle Powell
Federal Aviation Administration
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CDC
Africa
United States
Powell
Goss
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Boo At The Zoo fundraiser raises price and thrills
Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo raise admission for Boo at the Zoo a Halloween fundraiser now priced at 10 in gate and 5 in advance with kids under 2 free. The event features Skeleton Key carriage rides Hogwarts Express access pumpkin contest and candy stations across 28 treat sites. Proceeds support free admission improvements while gates open 4 to 8 30 p m tomorrow with advance tickets at local centers.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
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Zoo
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Partnership extends critical care air ambulance services
LifeTeam expands to St. Catherine with critical care air transport and a prepaid membership program that waives out of pocket costs for members. The service operates aircraft from Dodge City Emporia Hutchinson Liberal Mc Cook and Grand Island Neb and provides ground transport in Wichita and Newton.
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St. Catherine
LifeTeam
Courtney Bachrodt
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Dodge City
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Hutchinson
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McCook
Grand Island
Neb
Wichita
Newton
Dallas Ebola response questioned after hospital errors
At a congressional hearing Texas Health Resources official Daniel Varga acknowledged mistakes in treating patient Duncan. Lawmakers pressed about nurse training and protective gear as two nurses, Nina Pham and Amber Vinson, were treated at NIH Bethesda and Emory Atlanta respectively. About 125 people, mostly health care workers, are being monitored for Ebola symptoms including Duncan’s family and four friends in Dallas.
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United States
Dallas
West Africa
Daniel Varga
Texas Health Resources
Texas Hospital
Duncan
Jan Schkowsky
D-Ill
Varga
Nina Pham
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Amber Vinson
Texas
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta
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