AS we count down the days until 2016 , let ’ s take a look back at some of the biggest stories and trends from the healthcare industry in 2015 .
Review s from the past year
Ebola outbreak In late 2014 , the CDC confirmed the first laboratory-confirmed case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the U . S . in a man who traveled to Dallas from Liberia . Although the man didn ’ t show symptoms when leaving Liberia , he developed them approximately four days after arriving back in the U . S .
After receiving medical care at Texas Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas soon after developing symptoms of Ebola , the medical facility isolated the patient and sent specimens to the CDC and a Texas laboratory for testing . Soon after , local public health officials identified all close contacts of the index patient for daily monitoring for 21 days following the exposure .
The patient then passed away on Oct . 8 , 2014 , while all those who were in contact with the patient completed the 21-day monitoring period by Nov . 7 .
In March 2015 , four Americans who may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus in West
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