Ebola Outbreak Still A Risk As Designated Hospitals Can’t Treat Deadly Waste On-Site
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U.S. hospitals have been instructed to ramp up their preparedness plans, but many hospitals still arent able to sterilize the deadly Ebola waste on site.
Key Points:
- U.S. hospitals have been instructed to ramp up their preparedness plans, but many hospitals still arent able to sterilize the deadly Ebola waste on site.
- However, 5 of the 13 special pathogen centers can NOT treat such waste on-site.
- One of the greatest challenge hospitals faced during the last outbreak was handling Ebola waste, which became a prominent issue during the Ebola crisis that came under scrutiny by the press and Congress.
- Ebola waste is classified as Category A by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT).