The new Ebola case has prompted a call for action by Bay Area nurses.
They said hospitals are not doing enough to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
Concerns from Bay Area nurses have only escalated since learning a Dallas health care worker tested positive for the Ebola virus after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan--the first patient to die from the virus in a U.S. hospital.
In Oakland, registered nurses with National Nurses Untied demanded hospitals do more to protect health care workers , patients, and the community.
"We believe that all of our hospitals in the Bay Area are woefully unprepared," National Nurses United spokeswoman Deborah Burger said.
Burger also said a new survey of nearly 2,000 nurses nationwide is proof hospitals are not prepared. Seventy-six percent of the nurses surveyed said their hospital has not told them about a policy for Ebola admissions.
More than one-third said their hospital does not have enough eye protection or fluid resistant gowns, which is why nurses are now calling for protocols to stop the spread of infection, protective equipment, and additional personnel.
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"Our hospitals are not providing the training, and we need more personnel to keep us safe," Katy Roemer of National Nurses United said.
But Santa Clara County's public health officer said hospitals are prepared and the health department has been working with local hospitals, private doctors, and paramedics to make sure they are on the look out for symptoms of Ebola, as well as follow critical steps to prevent the spread of infection.
