New York doctor with Ebola improves (serious but stable condition), hospital says

[morningfog]

New York health officials announced Saturday the condition of the doctor suffering from Ebola has improved to "stable."

The upgrade — from "serious but stable" — was based on Dr. Craig Spencer's "clinical progress and response to treatment," according to a statement from the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Spencer, who tested positive for the virus nine days ago after returning from treating Ebola patients in West Africa, is still not out of the woods.

"The patient will remain in isolation and continue to receive full treatment," said the HHC, which runs the Bellevue Hospital Center where Spencer is being treated.

But the news is more hopeful than last Saturday, when the HHC said his infection had progressed, and he was suffering from abdominal symptoms.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/01/new-york-doctor-ebola/18319967/

[deurbano]

1. Good news! Thanks for sharing this.

(The title confused me at first; it makes it sounds like his current condition is "serious, but stable," although the excerpts make the situation clear.)

[etherealtruth]

2. Good to hear ... wishing him a full recovery!

Thank you for posting

[nenagh]

3. Thanks morningfog.... very good news...

and thanks for your timeline data..

[Louisiana1976]

4. That's good news. Glad to hear it.

[No Vested Interest]

5. Glad he's doing well. Have to wonder if

Bellevue Hospital is being impacted negatively the way Dallas Presbyterian was/is.
I recognize a lot of difference between the two - primarily that Dallas Presbyterian got it wrong at first, whereas Bellevue profited from Dallas Pres. experience and was better prepared, and likely would have been better prepared anyway.

However, I heard last week that would-be patients were avoiding Dallas Pres.

[seabeyond]

6. today, 11 days since bowling? subway? .... all fine? 8-10 days, then drops considerably. nt

[Blue_In_AK]

7. Excellent.