Alexander Eastman, MD, trauma and critical care surgeon at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, recommended Thursday that the state of Texas create a secure communication network dedicated to potential Ebola cases, according to an Austin American-Statesman report.
Dr. Eastman is the interim medical director at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He made the recommendation to a Texas state Ebola task force.
According to the Austin American-Statesman, “[Dr. Eastman] said that after Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan was first diagnosed, hospitals had to call different agencies and hospitals to get information.” Physicians also told the task force that hospitals face a shortage of the personal protective equipment required in Ebola care. Read More