Now
that the Ebola outbreak has reached U.S. soil, it's up to hospitals
and medical facilities around the country to keep it in check. The
cost: $1,000 an hour.
At
least, that's the figure experts came up with after computing the
cost of Thomas Duncan's treatment at Texas Health Presbyterian in
Dallas. During his nine-day confinement, Duncan racked up between
$18,000 and $24,000 per day, according to a Bloomberg report.
Including indirect costs, his total bill may reach half a million
dollars.
