We were expecting to get him, as you might imagine. I think he wasn't transferred for two reasons: 1) the hospital had already greatly erred, and their public reputation has been irreparably damaged, by discharging from the ER two days prior with antibiotics and no travel/social history taken, and they wanted to try to remedy that by treating him; 2) the city & county public heath department didn't want more people exposed and possibly quarantined. Presbyterian shut down an entire floor just for him, and his care was costing them $1000/hr. They were really invested, but quite possibly they just didn't have the resources or staff to handle him.
I do think it's interesting that of the four people repatriated to "the West" from Africa who have died of Ebola, all four were in less specialized community-type hospitals, not the major academic medical centers. The two in Spain were at a small regional hospital, not the only one in Madrid which is equipped for this kind of care; the Texas patient was at a suburban community place; and the last one went to Macedonia. The other 12 are being treated at higher-level facilities and have recovered.
