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Dallas Hospital shuts down ER
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    Posted: October 13 2014 at 9:29pm
"The hospital announced Sunday that its emergency department had stopped until further notice accepting patients brought by ambulance “because of limitations in staffed capacity,” a step known as “diversion.”"

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/shutdown-a-single-ebola-patient-has-overwhelmed-the-system-dallas-hospital-forced-to-close-emergency-room_10132014
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They were on diversion due to staffing issues, not Ebola. It's not uncommon. I've been diverted many times with patients because the ER at the intended hospital had closed it's doors because it was at capacity. It doesn't take much - an auto accident with multiple casualties at the same time as an apartment fire, and the beds are all full and staff stretched to the limit.
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