HHS names nine regional Ebola treatment centers
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced it has selected nine health departments and partner hospitals to serve as regional treatment centers for patients with Ebola or other highly infectious diseases. Each center will receive approximately $3.25 million during the five-year project period. The funds, part of the emergency allocation Congress made last year, will come from the HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Hospital Preparedness Program. For a full list of awardees, see the HHS press release.
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