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Bellevue Patient Update
The patient under observation at HHC Bellevue Hospital did not have the clinical findings associated with Ebola risk, and it has been ruled out as a diagnosis. Contact:Ian Michaels, (212) 788-3339 About NYC Health + Hospitals The NYC Health + Hospitals health care system is a $6.7 billion integrated healthcare delivery system, the largest municipal healthcare organization in the country, and one of the New York area’s largest providers of
Statement on Patient at Bellevue Hospital
A patient arriving from Sierra Leone who presented fever and upper respiratory symptoms is being transferred to HHC Bellevue Hospital. The patient had no known Ebola exposure. DOHMH and HHC will evaluate the patient as a precaution to see if any tests are required. Contact: Ian Michaels, (212) 788-3339 About NYC Health + Hospitals The NYC Health + Hospitals health care system is a $6.7 billion integrated healthcare delivery system,
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
Patient Update 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 today. The individual did not have contact with Ebola patients while in West Africa, and was asymptomatic upon return. Due to the individual’s travel history and current symptoms, the patient has been isolated. The patient is currently being evaluated by physicians at
Rabbinical student Levi Rosenblatt released from HHC Bellevue Hospital Center
HHC Bellevue Hospital Center is pleased to announce that rabbinical student Levi Rosenblatt was discharged today after being successfully treated for a stab wound to the head. Rosenblatt was injured on Dec. 9 and was taken to HHC Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, then transferred to Bellevue in Manhattan. “Mr. Rosenblatt suffered a knife injury to the blood vessels in an extremely sensitive area of his brain,” said Dr.
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
HHC and Health Department Update on Individual Tested for Ebola
An individual who traveled to the United States from Mali, a country with limited Ebola transmission, was taken to HHC Bellevue Hospital Center today and an Ebola test was performed. The test result is negative. Patient will remain in isolation. Because in early Ebola Virus Disease initial tests may be negative, the patient will have further Ebola tests in the coming days to confirm today’s negative result. For more information,
Bellevue Patient Update Joint statement by NYC Health Department and NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation
An individual who came to the United States from Mali, a country with limited Ebola transmission, was taken to HHC Bellevue Hospital Center today. Due to the individual’s travel history and symptoms, the patient has been isolated, and an Ebola test will be performed. Results are expected later today. For more information, visit the NYC Department of Health website and the CDC website. Contact: Press Office, pressoffice@nychhc.org Ian Michaels, 212-788-3339,
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