Are facilities prepared for the next Ebola?
Emory University Hospital physician says that critical funding for proper care and control of the spread of highly communicable diseases is being cut, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Emory University Hospital physician says that critical funding for proper care and control of the spread of highly communicable diseases is being cut, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. Emory's communicable diseases unit budget was cut by two-thirds.
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November 2, 2015
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