Tag: Ebola
Reporter's notebook: 'Put the facts out there'
December 1, 2014Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Although his day job is as CEO of discountmedicalsupplies.com, John Solomon devotes time to his foundation, Project Global Village, which is dedicated to bringing education and healthcare to third-world countries. The Costa Rica-based Solomon has also lived in the West African nation of Ghana, an experience he calls “humbling.” His travels have given him a different perspective on the Ebola scare, he says.“The US is in panic mode right now,” he said. “I see how people...
Providers monitor Ebola crisis
October 31, 2014Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - Although Ebola scares are in the headlines every day, providers say they aren't seeing much of that on the ground.“We're seeing a small amount of consumer panic buying, people trying to get extra gloves or gowns, but not the way we did with SARs and other things,” said Alan Grogan, president of Grogan's Healthcare Supply in Lexington, Ky. “At the institutional level, we are seeing people review the items that they have been buying for many years that are old technology...