After the death Wednesday of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to die of Ebola in the U.S., the hospital that cared for him has gone on the defensive.
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 07: Rev. Jesse Jackson (L) stands with Nowai korkoyah (C) the mother of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, as well as his nephew, Josephus Weeks, after they spoke to the media at the Texas Health Presbyterian hospital on October 7, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Rev. Jesse Jackson was visiting Dallas to show support of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan and his family. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
In a statement released after Duncan's death, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas spokesman Wendell Watson wrote that the hospital would like to "correct some misconceptions" about what occurred during Duncan's initial visit to its emergency room on Sept. 25. The statement specifically addressed allegations that the hospital didn't pay enough attention to Duncan because he was from another country and may not have had insurance.
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