The collaboration is in lieu of a centralized Ebola treatment center, a strategy which the DPH had reportedly been considering previously, according to the report.
While each one of the six hospitals is preparing to treat a single Ebola patient, DPH Commissioner Cheryl Bartlett said this does not make Massachusetts equipped to be hub for Ebola treatment in the region, according to the report.
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