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 Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Ebola Virus Information Page
• Recording of the 10/15/14 CDPH Local Health Department Weekly Ebola Virus Update
• 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
• CDPH Concludes Ebola Monitoring Program for Travelers Returning from West African Countries

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)
• Current Ebola Treatment Centers (December 2, 2014)
• Updated Case Counts (December 2, 2014)
• Factsheet: Why Ebola is Not Likely to Become Airborne[PDF - 1 page] (December 1, 2014)

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

• APIC practice resources

American Hospital Association

AHA Ebola Advisories for Hospitals web page. Resources include:

• Recording of 10/8/14 Special HHS Conference Call on Preparing your Hospital or Health Care System for Ebola
• Recording of 10/14/14 CDC Ebola Preparedness Calls for Hospitals and Health Systems
• Recording of 10/17/14 AHA Call With CDC on Ebola Preparedness

Emory Healthcare

• Emory Healthcare Ebola Preparedness Protocols

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

Additional information and resources that may be of value to international/local organizations and individuals providing Ebola outbreak-related services in West Africa, as well as friends and family of people in the affected region, are available at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center’s  Ebola Outbreak 2014: Information Resources