Dedicated Ebola hospitals sought after nurse's infection

U.S. and local health officials want to set up dedicated hospitals in each state for Ebola patients, part of a new emphasis on safety for health-care workers after a nurse caring for an infected patient in Dallas tested positive for the virus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also reconsidering its existing infection control protocols and will boost health-worker training with a series of calls and online seminars, officials said yesterday. All hospitals must be prepared to identify potential Ebola patients, even if they don't handle long-term care for infected individuals, Tumpey said in a telephone interview. Identifying a hospital in each state is "going to be a long process," she said. "It's not happening overnight."