Texas hospital defends treatment of Ebola patient

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital released a written statement Thursday saying Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan received "appropriate and available medical interventions.”

In the hospital's most complete response yet following Duncan's death Wednesday, caregivers address criticisms about Duncan’s care, including questions about experimental treatments, according to NBC News.

“A team of more than 50 people cared for him in a professional and compassionate manner,” the statement said. “An entire 24-bed intensive care unit was secured and dedicated to Mr. Duncan’s care. The treatment area remains sealed and is being aggressively decontaminated.”

Hospital officials have been criticized for sending Duncan home the first time he came in feeling ill. NBC News reports the guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate anyone with Duncan’s symptoms — fever and abdominal pain — with recent travel to Liberia should be checked for Ebola.

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