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There was a tourist who got violently ill on a tour bus in Arlington last week. It caused a scare when it was learned she had just come from one of the Ebola countries in West Africa. So she was taken by ambulance by Arlington paramedics to the Arlington general hospital where an administrator refused to allow her to enter the building, even though they had radioed ahead and been directed to that hospital. The administrator reportedly didn't want the hospital to become known as an Ebola hospital. So after what was reported to be a very heated exchange in the parking lot, the Arlington paramedics drove her to Fairfax hospital, where she later tested negative for Ebola.
This hasn't received much news coverage at all, because it was a false alarm, but I think it's disgraceful and makes me question the preparedness of my community's health care system. Arlington general has since made a statement that they are prepared for Ebola patients and will accept them.
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