The emergence this week of the first Ebola case in the United States — and the mistakes made by a Texas hospital that led to a delayed diagnosis — prompted Boston hospitals and primary care practices to review their emergency plans over the past two days and strengthen weak spots. Benjamin Kruskal, instructor in population medicine at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates; and Paul Biddinger, assistant professor of surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, are quoted.
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