Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that all Connecticut acute care hospitals have conducted an Ebola preparedness drill per his directive last week. The governor gave hospitals one week to complete the exercise to make sure their procedures were up to standard.
"The announcement last night of a New York City doctor who tested positive for Ebola underscores that we're doing the right things to prepare for a potential case in Connecticut," said Governor Malloy, who was briefed today on the Ebola situation by State Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Dr. Jewel Mullen. "Making sure our hospitals and first responders are prepared is critical to our efforts."
For more information, please visit Governor Malloy's website: http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?a=4010&Q=555626
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