The American doctor infected with Ebola arrives at Emory University Hospital. (Courtesy CBS46)
The American doctor infected with Ebola arrives at Emory University Hospital. (Courtesy CBS46)

The plane carrying Dr. Kent Brantly, one of the patients infected with the Ebola virus, has arrived at Emory University Hospital. The plane carrying Brantly  landed at Dobbins Air Force Base at 11 a.m. and he arrived at Emory via ambulance at 12:30 p.m.

The patient was greeted by a medical team in hazmat suits. He will be placed in an isolated room for treatment. A missionary, Nancy Writebol, also infected will arrive in the next few days from Liberia.

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Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.