UMMC Reworking Ebola Response Plan

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi Medical Center is reworking its Ebola response policy.

Dr. Skip Nolan, director of the infectious diseases department, tells The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/1sRyy7c) the hospital had an Ebola Response Policy that was about four pages long.

The rework of the response policy is currently at 11 pages and counting, because each department is writing their part of the plan.

Nolan says one area of concern is the triage nurses in the Emergency Department. Triage nurses are often the first point of contact with a patient.

He says the hospital hasn’t decided if those nurses should change how they gear up for patients.

Nolan says the hospital has also been upgrading hands-on training.

He says workers will go through two rounds of training and then several drills.