Brenda Fitzgerald, Georgia Department of Public Health commissioner, left, and Gov. Nathan Deal at a news conference Monday. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Gov. Nathan Deal has assembled an Ebola Response Team to prepare the state for any occurrences of the virus.<br />
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Deal says the group of 13 will meet for the first time this week but didn't have details on Monday afternoon.<br />
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The team includes health, military and emergency management officials and representatives from health care facilities, including Atlanta's Emory University where three people have been treated and released and one patient is being treated for the virus.<br />
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State health officer Brenda Fitzgerald says the team's priorities include cataloguing the protective equipment available to health care workers at all hospitals. Fitzgerald says she is confident any hospital can isolate people suspected to have the virus, and up to six hospitals are training to provide care for any confirmed patients.<br />
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The Ebola response team will be chaired by Brenda Fitzgerald, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health. <br />
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(Click on the link below to view the full list of those named to the panel.)<br />
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(AccessNorthGa.com's Ken Stanford contributed to this report.)
