The Ebola-stricken surgeon who arrived at Nebraska Medical Center from Sierra Leone on Saturday is “extremely ill,” the hospital says.
Dr. Martin Salia, a legal U.S. resident, arrived at Eppley Airfield in Omaha at 2:44 p.m. local time and was transported to Nebraska Medical Center via ambulance, NBC News reported.
Hospital spokesman Taylor Wilson said the doctor is “extremely ill.” A statement released by the hospital suggested he’s “possibly sicker than the first patients successfully treated in the United States,” the report said.
Mr. Salia will be the 10th Ebola patient to be treated in the United States. Ebola patients Ashoka Mukpo and Dr. Rick Sacra, who are recovered, were among the three others treated at Nebraska Medical Center.
“Our staff has had a break since treating our last patient, so I know we’re ready to go,” said Dr. Phil Smith, medical director of the biocontainment unit at the center, NBC reported.
Mr. Salia, a Sierra Leone native, was working at a hospital in the West African country when he was diagnosed Monday. He has a wife and two children living in New Carrollton, Maryland. They were making arrangements Friday to go to Nebraska to be with him, NBC reported.
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.