Critically ill Sierra Leone doctor with Ebola lands in U.S. for treatment
- 10 years ago
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STORY: A Sierra Leone surgeon with Ebola on Saturday (November 15) landed in Omaha, Nebraska for treatment at a U.S. hospital.
The doctor is critically ill, possibly sicker than other patients treated in the U.S., the Nebraska Medical Center said on Saturday.
Dr. Martin Salia, 44, a permanent U.S. resident who caught Ebola working as a surgeon in a Freetown hospital, arrived on a Phoenix Air flight from West Africa to Omaha at 2:45 p.m. local time (20:45 GMT) on Saturday and was transferred into a waiting ambulance.
Three medical personnel drove with Dr. Salia to the medical center while police and Nebraska patrol escorted the vehicle.
STORY: A Sierra Leone surgeon with Ebola on Saturday (November 15) landed in Omaha, Nebraska for treatment at a U.S. hospital.
The doctor is critically ill, possibly sicker than other patients treated in the U.S., the Nebraska Medical Center said on Saturday.
Dr. Martin Salia, 44, a permanent U.S. resident who caught Ebola working as a surgeon in a Freetown hospital, arrived on a Phoenix Air flight from West Africa to Omaha at 2:45 p.m. local time (20:45 GMT) on Saturday and was transferred into a waiting ambulance.
Three medical personnel drove with Dr. Salia to the medical center while police and Nebraska patrol escorted the vehicle.