Initial Costs of the 45 Ebola Treatment Centers in the US: $1,197,993 average (total: $53,909,701)
December 3rd, 2015Volume 22, Number 2—February 2016
Letter
Initial Costs of Ebola Treatment Centers in the United States
Jocelyn J. Herstein, Paul D. Biddinger, Colleen S. Kraft, Lisa Saiman, Shawn G. Gibbs, Philip W. Smith, Angela L. Hewlett, and John J. Lowe
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Table
Initial costs in US$ incurred by 45 Ebola treatment centers in the United States*
| Cost scale | Total costs | Construction/ facility modifications | PPE supplies | Staff training | Unit planning | Laboratory equipment | Non-PPE and nonlaboratory supplies and equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 1,197,993 | 420,502 | 213,347 | 267,075 | 176,713 | 99,106 | 172,581 |
| Median | 1,000,000 | 202,980 | 110,000 | 150,000 | 82,000 | 84,000 | 100,000 |
| High | 6,556,457 | 3,839,000 | 1,067,573 | 1,624,639 | 1,200,000 | 317,406 | 560,000 |
| Low | 51,500 | 8,500 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 3,000 |
| Sums† | 53,909,701 | 16,820,080 | 8,747,240 | 10,950,072 | 4,947,966 | 3,865,124 | 6,385,513 |
*PPE, personal protective equipment.
†Summarized data were collected through self-report by individual treatment centers through an electronically administered survey.