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Joint Statement from NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation and NYC Department of Health
An individual who returned to the United States on Sunday from one of the West African nations facing the Ebola epidemic was taken to HHC’s Bellevue Hospital Center earlier today. The individual has been blood tested and the results are negative for Ebola. An alternative diagnosis has been confirmed and the individual remains at Bellevue in critical condition. For more information, visit the NYC Department of Health website and the
Active Monitoring Period for Health Care Workers Who Cared for New York City’s First Ebola Patient Ends Today
The Health Department and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) announced today that the active monitoring period for the last of the 114 health care workers who cared for New York City’s first Ebola patient, Dr. Craig Spencer, will end today. This includes staff from Bellevue Hospital Center, FDNY EMS and the Health Department’s Public Health Laboratory. Dr. Spencer arrived at HHC’s Bellevue Hospital Center on October
Doctor Treated for Ebola Virus Disease is Discharged from HHC Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, NY The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), in consultation with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Centers for Disease Control, today announced that Dr. Craig Spencer, the patient treated for Ebola Virus Disease, is free of the virus and was today discharged from the hospital. After a rigorous course of treatment, safety procedures and testing, the HHC Bellevue team determined Dr.
Readout of the President’s Call with Dr. Craig Spencer
The President spoke by phone from Beijing, China on Wednesday morning with Dr. Craig Spencer, an American healthcare worker who contracted Ebola while working to combat the disease in Guinea. The President called Dr. Spencer, who on Tuesday was released from Bellevue Hospital in New York City after being declared Ebola-free, to herald his recovery. The President commended Dr. Spencer for his selflessness and compassion in fighting this disease on
Joint Ebola Update from NYC Health Department and NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation
Today, the City is announcing several updates on the Ebola situation in New York City. The City is announcing that, after an additional physician review, one individual under quarantine because of contact with Dr. Spencer will now be subject to direct active monitoring. The individual poses no public health threat and is showing no symptoms. This person’s daily movements in New York City will no longer be restricted, and the