Thomas Duncan’s home country may be pressing charges against him for lying in order to get on a flight. And our report suggesting he may have intentionally brought Ebola to the states with the hopes of getting medical care may very well turn out to be 100% accurate.
Duncan arrived in Dallas on September 20 and started feeling sick days later. He made his initial visit to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on September 25. He was released with antibiotics but went back three days later and was quickly isolated. A blood test Tuesday confirmed that he had Ebola.
It has been stated that Duncan told at least one staff member that he had came from Africa on his first attempt to get treatment at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Apparently this information was not passed on to other team members in the ER. Could this because of too many pts and too little staffing because of some MBA with a spread sheet determining the level of staffing that “is appropriate”.
Since Duncan was from AFRICA.. what are the chances that he had HEALTH INSURANCE ? The Feds mandate that hospitals that accept Medicare/Medicaid that they accept everyone coming to the hospital for treatment … but.. they are only required to STABILIZE A PATIENT.. So did the fact that DUNCAN had no insurance determine the amount/level of care that he received from the hospital ?
Is this another example of our system providing the best care available for the lowest cost and not necessarily the best care that will produce the best outcomes?
Filed under: General Problems
I have a feeling that we haven’t seen the last of Ebola yet. With 21 days to show symptoms? This could end up being a nightmare. We all know that our country isn’t going tell us the truth in fear of inciting panic to the public! For the life of me, I don’t know why they didn’t quarantine him or everyone wanting fly here, for 21 days before allowing him to catch that plane. Maybe he thought he would get better care here, a better chance of survival in the US? Idk..