--- description: An unnamed patient has been admitted to a hospital in Sacramento over possible exposure to the Ebola virus. title: A Patient Is Being Tested for Ebola at a California Hospital image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff11a66f21243be4/6986a02306f2c138c7330600/5070639211.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Infectious Disease](/tag/infectious-disease/) ## Infectious Disease Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Patient Is Being Tested for Ebola at a California Hospital by [Stephanie Burnett](/author/stephanie-burnett/) ## Stephanie Burnett Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 20, 2014 6:59 AM CUT  Ebola virus diagram Ebola virus diagramGetty Images by [Stephanie Burnett](/author/stephanie-burnett/) ## Stephanie Burnett Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 20, 2014 6:59 AM CUT An unnamed patient has been admitted to a hospital in Sacramento over possible exposure to the Ebola virus, the [San Francisco _Chronicle_ reports](http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Patient-checked-for-Ebola-virus-at-Kaiser-5699308.php "undefined"). “We are working with the Sacramento County Division of Public Health regarding a patient admitted to the Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus,” Dr. Stephen M. Parodi, an infectious-diseases specialist and director of the hospital’s operations, said in a statement. He said patient samples had already been collected and sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for further testing. The hospital has also taken the necessary precautions to protect other patients, staff and doctors. “This includes isolation of the patient in a specially equipped negative pressure room and the use of personal protective equipment by trained staff, coordinated with infectious disease specialists,” said Parodi. The hospital did not give details about the patient, state when the patient was admitted, or say if the patient had recently been in West Africa, the _Chronicle_ reported. The world’s worst-ever Ebola outbreak has swept through several countries in West Africa and has killed more than 1,200 people since the first case was reported in Guinea in December of last year. Two American aid workers, who contracted the disease in Liberia, returned to the U.S. for treatment earlier this month. \[[_San Francisco Chronicle_](http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Patient-checked-for-Ebola-virus-at-Kaiser-5699308.php "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3147033/ebola-kaiser-permanente-south-sacramento-medical-center-california/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3147033/ebola-kaiser-permanente-south-sacramento-medical-center-california/"},"headline":"A Patient Is Being Tested for Ebola at a California Hospital","datePublished":"2014-08-20T06:59:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:45:32.213Z","description":"The hospital has not divulged details of the patient or stated if the patient has recently been in West Africa, the disease's epicenter","url":"https://time.com/3147033/ebola-kaiser-permanente-south-sacramento-medical-center-california/","keywords":["Infectious Disease","U.S.","health","ebola","Ebola outbreak"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff11a66f21243be4/6986a02306f2c138c7330600/5070639211.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Stephanie Burnett","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/stephanie-burnett/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff11a66f21243be4/6986a02306f2c138c7330600/5070639211.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"507063921","caption":"507063921","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/infectious-disease/","name":"Infectious Disease"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3147033/ebola-kaiser-permanente-south-sacramento-medical-center-california/","name":"A Patient Is Being Tested for Ebola at a California Hospital"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Ebola Questions You're Wondering About","description":"TIME Health Reporter Alexandra Sifferlin explains why there's no cure for Ebola, how infected patients are treated, and more common questions about the disease.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/9QwqrSi9/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-08-07T17:31:26.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/9QwqrSi9.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3147033/ebola-kaiser-permanente-south-sacramento-medical-center-california/","duration":"PT2M2S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3147033/ebola-kaiser-permanente-south-sacramento-medical-center-california/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```