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Ebola: Emory gets chance to save lives, educate
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Members of the media attend a news conference at Emory University Hospital regarding the proposed treatment of two American aid workers who contracted Ebola in Africa, Friday in Atlanta. Dr. Bruce Ribner said Friday he had no personal safety concerns over treating the patients of the dangerous disease at Emory University Hospital. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — A roomful of reporters and TV cameras tracked every word that Emory physicians said at a Friday news conference preceding the arrival of two Americans stricken with Ebola. After their high-profile trip to Atlanta, the two patients' treatment in a special isolation unit at Emory University Hospital has brought unprecedented media attention to the medical facility. The net effect for Emory is an immediate increase in prestige and visibility, health care experts told Georgia Health News on Wednesday.
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