STATE LEGISLATORS WILL BE BRIEFED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ON HOW PREPARED THE STATE IS TO HANDLE A CONFIRMED EBOLA CASE OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S DR. MICHAEL LANDEN AND STATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SECRETARY GREG MYERS ARE AMONG THE OFFICIALS WHO WILL TESTIFY AT WEDNESDAY'S LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HEARING.
THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS ITS EPIDEMIOLOGISTS ARE "ON CALL" AROUND THE CLOCK TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND FROM PATIENTS WHO BELIEVE THEY HAVE EBOLA SYMPTOMS.
WEDNESDAY'S COMMITTEE HEARING COMES JUST DAYS AFTER GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ORDERED THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO COORDINATE A PLAN WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO MAKE THE STATE IS READY IF AN EBOLA CASE IS CONFIRMED HERE.
