Ebola Preparedness Resources
As travel continues between West Africa and the rest of the world, the possibility increases that more individuals exposed to Ebola will seek care at hospital emergency departments. It is also possible that more medical and other volunteers caring for Ebola patients will contract the disease and need treatment in U.S. hospitals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response have been anticipating and preparing for Ebola in the U.S. Both agencies aim to increase understanding of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) and encourage widespread preparation for managing EVD patients.
Federal and State EVD Information
- CDC’s Ebola website and web page for health care workers
- CMS Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) – Questions and Answers (Q+A)
- California Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s Ebola Virus Information Page and Oct. 16 employee safety guidelines.
- The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s Ebola resource web page also provides information about Ebola viruses for workers and employers
CDC Resources
- Preparing U.S. Hospitals for Ebola (2018 pdf)
- CDC MMWR: CDC’s Response to the 2014-2016 Ebola Epidemic – West Africa and United States July 2016
- Training Module Series for ED Personnel (February 26, 2015)
- Factsheet: CDC’s Ebola Response Team[PDF - 2 pages] (December 2, 2014)
- Interim Guidance for U.S. Hospital Preparedness for Patients with Possible or Confirmed Ebola Virus Disease: A Framework for a Tiered Approach (December 2, 2014)
- Interim Guidance for Preparing Frontline Healthcare Facilities for Patients with Possible Ebola Virus Disease (December 2, 2014)
- Interim Guidance for Preparing Ebola Assessment Hospitals (December 2, 2014)
- Interim Guidance for Preparing Ebola Treatment Centers (December 2, 2014)
- Updated Case Counts
National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC)
Obstetrics & Gynecology Resources
- American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Practice Advisory: Care of Obstetric Patients During an Ebola Virus Outbreak
- What Obstetrician–Gynecologists Should Know About Ebola: A Perspective From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention