The Texas hospital where two nurses were infected treating Ebola-patient Thomas Eric Duncan has apologized for the first time in their mismanaged handling of the outbreak. But it may be too little too late for the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital's nursing staff, who are threatening to stage a walk off after inadequate guidelines left them exposed to the virus for two days. The Dallas hospital's Chief Clinical Officer Dr Daniel Varga admits they 'made mistakes' when Duncan first showed up at the hospital with Ebola symptoms. He was initially sent away with antibiotics, despite telling health care workers that he had recently arrived from Liberia - one of the three countries currently battling the largest outbreak of the disease in history.
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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital's Chief Clinical Officer Dr Daniel Varga issued an apology in his statement to Congress, released Wednesday
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He says hospital made a mistake in turning America's Ebola 'patient zero' Thomas Eric Duncan away when he first reported symptoms
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Apology comes as nurses in Dallas are threatening to walk off to protest lack of preparation to deal with an Ebola patient
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On Tuesday, it was revealed that nurses didn't wear protective clothing to care for Duncan until after his Ebola diagnosis was confirmed
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Two nurses who looked after Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital have been infected with the disease
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Nurses union alleges that necks and wrists were exposed and some nurses were told they didn't need to wear face masks
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Glove openings were not taped shut on protective suits, exposing wrists and hands to exposure
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Protective clothing did not cover necks, exposing skin between the collar and the bottom of the face shield
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To cover their necks, nurses were told to use tape that does not block the virus
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Some supervisors told nurses that face masks were not required at all when caring for Duncan
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Duncan was not isolated immediately when he was finally admitted to the hospital with Ebola symptoms and was left for several hours in a hospital ward with other patients nearby
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A nursing supervisor faced resistance from hospital chiefs when nurses demanded Duncan be isolated
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Nurses treating Duncan were also caring for other patients in the hospital
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Patients who may have been exposed to Duncan were kept in isolation only for a day before being moved to areas with other patients
Included in the statement, is a section on 'lessons learned and steps taken' in the aftermath of @placeholder's death, and the subsequent diagnosis of two nurses.