One of the real problems with Ebola and U.S. hospitals is

[MineralMan]

21. I know exactly what the hospitals in my area are doing to

prepare for Ebola. About hospitals in Texas, I don't have information. Perhaps you misunderstood me. If you're concerned about Ebola, then you really should know how the hospitals in your own area are preparing. That was my question to you. I took the time to learn what my own area's hospitals are doing, because we have a large West African immigrant population here, and there is a small amount of daily travel from affected countries. So, I'm interested in how our local healthcare facilities are preparing. As it turns out, they're doing an excellent job with it, so I'm not all that concerned about possible Ebola cases here.

Now, I don't know how many West African immigrants are in your area, nor how often people from affected areas travel to your area. You'd be far better equipped to know that. The risk of Ebola cases in the US is directly related to the number of people from affected areas who travel to an area. I suspect that the Boston area has at least some West African immigrants, who have families still in affected countries. If that's the case, there is probably travel going on between the two, as there is here in the Twin Cities.

So, again, how are your local health care facilities preparing and how will any Ebola cases be handled there? I certainly don't know, but if I lived there, I'd make it my business to know, as I have here.