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Texas Children's Hospital plans Ebola treatment center

New eight-bed special isolation unit will cost approximately $16 million


Texas Children's Hospital in Houston plans to build a special isolation unit for children with highly contagious infectious diseases, according to an article on the Houston Business Journal website.

The new eight-bed unit will cost approximately $16 million to build and will be open within nine months, the article said.

The unit will have two levels of protection from airborne particles, a comprehensive waste management plan and other safety features.

Texas Children's also plans to build a 19-story tower on top of a six-story facility in the Texas Medical Center.

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January 8, 2015


Topic Area: Architecture

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