More than 60% of U.S. hospitals fall “far short” in emergency planning as first Ebola case is reported in the U.S., according to survey
Following the first confirmed case of a patient in the U.S. who has been infected with the Ebola virus, the largest U.S. organization of nurses has warned that U.S. hospitals are “far from ready for the Ebola outbreak, are sorely lacking in other disaster planning, and everyone needs to do more to stop Ebola,” according to a prepared statement by the National Nurses United.
Several weeks ago, National Nurses United (NNU) began surveying registered nurses across the U.S. about emergency preparedness. Preliminary results from more than 400 RNs in more than two dozen states indicate: