{"id":50383,"date":"2014-09-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/09\/09\/open-letter-to-patients-families-and-visitors-on-ebola\/"},"modified":"2014-09-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T05:00:00","slug":"open-letter-to-patients-families-and-visitors-on-ebola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/09\/09\/open-letter-to-patients-families-and-visitors-on-ebola\/","title":{"rendered":"Open letter to patients, families and visitors on Ebola"},"content":{"rendered":"

A letter was released to patients, families and visitors from medical center leadership Tuesday concerning the med center’s treatment of a patient with Ebola.<\/p>\n

The letter, from Harris Frankel, M.D., chief medical officer, and Rosanna Morris, chief operatig offier and chief nursing officer for the clinical enterprise, read:<\/p>\n

As you may have heard, an American doctor serving on a medical mission in Liberia tested positive for the Ebola virus and was recently transported back to the United States for treatment. At the request of the U.S. State Department, we are currently treating this patient here at The Nebraska Medical Center’s Biocontainment Patient Care Unit.<\/p>\n

We want to personally assure you that this patient’s presence here poses no risk to you or your loved ones. The biocontainment unit here is a highly secure group of special hospital rooms which is locked and sealed. It is staffed by experts who’ve been highly trained to care for patients exposed to infectious diseases. <\/p>\n

The unique capabilities of our experts here and our biocontainment unit make our center the best place to safely treat this patient and keep the disease from spreading. We are taking these measures with an abundance of caution, caring for this patient in an area which exceeds all safety requirements.
\nHere are some important facts about Ebola:<\/p>\n