Preparing for Ebola in the Cowboy State

Know those “hazardous materials” suits that you see health workers wearing on TV? Well, they are not comfortable and they are difficult to get on and off.

That is the conclusion by Steve Erixson, the administrator of the SageWest Hospitals in Lander and Riverton.

He and his staff at the two hospitals have been working on Ebola issues ever since people started becoming infected with the deadly disease in Texas and other parts of the country. Other hospitals in Wyoming have been working on plans for Ebola too.

But back to Steve’s story:

He was working on a do-it-yourself foam insulation-spraying...