The Quality Of Care Of The United States Health Care System

The quality of care In the United States Health Care System, unlike a lot of people’s perceptions, is not the best in the world. In fact, Rose Ann DeMoro, the Executive Director of National Nurses United, Which happens to be the nation’s largest professional association and union for registered nurses, wrote in â€Å"How US Private Insurance Healthcare is Failing,† â€Å"A study published [in June 2011] from the university of Washington in collaboration with researchers at Imperial College London found life expectancy rates in eighty percent of US counties were fare behind the standard set in the top ten nations† (DeMoro 2).Also, in a study shown in â€Å"Forbes† America’s quality of care ranked fifth out of eleven industrial nations: Australia, Canada,†¦show more content†¦He later had to be rushed back to that very same hospital merely days later were it was confirmed that he indeed was suffering from Ebola. Duncan was pronounced d ead at Texas Presbyterian October eighth (Sanders 2). This incident spot lights a problem with the American Health Care System. Even as Rebecca Hersher, An National Publican Radio (NPR) reporter, stated, â€Å"Many [Liberians] noted how different Duncan’s experience in the U.S. health care system seemed from white patients who contracted Ebola, like Dr. Kent Brantly†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (2). At first the hospital defended itself issuing the statement,† He was treated ‘with the same high level of attention and care that would be given any patient, regardless of nationality or ability to pay for care.’ But the hospital also acknowledged that it failed to properly diagnose Duncan when he first showed up†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (2). In the end, the hospital settled with Duncan’s family out of court for an undisclosed amount, and are going to make a charity in his name (2). Yet, it seemed the lack of quality care did not stop at just missing Duncan’s diagnoses. Tw o of the nurses caring for Duncan contracted Ebola. One of them was Nurse Nina Pham. â€Å"Pham, 26, was the first person to contract Ebola on U.S. soil† (McCallister 1). It would seem the hospital was not equipped or trained to deal with an Ebola patent (2). She, like Duncan’s