Omaha's third Ebola patient is "critically ill," will arrive Saturday afternoon

The third Ebola patient to be treated at Nebraska Medicine will arrive in Omaha Saturday afternoon around 3 p.m.Officials say Doctor Martin Salia is "critically ill," sicker than the first patients treated successfully at the hospital's biocontainment unit. The plane transporting Salia from Africa to Omaha left Sierra Leone around 10 p.m. Friday. The crew on board evaluated the surgeon, determining he is "extremely ill," but stable enough to make the trip.Salia's family lives in Maryland, and his wife, Isatu Salia, will travel to Omaha. She says she spoke to her husband Friday, and he sounded weak.Stay with KETV for updates on this developing story.

The third Ebola patient to be treated at Nebraska Medicine will arrive in Omaha Saturday afternoon around 3 p.m.

Officials say Doctor Martin Salia is "critically ill," sicker than the first patients treated successfully at the hospital's biocontainment unit.

The plane transporting Salia from Africa to Omaha left Sierra Leone around 10 p.m. Friday. The crew on board evaluated the surgeon, determining he is "extremely ill," but stable enough to make the trip.

Salia's family lives in Maryland, and his wife, Isatu Salia, will travel to Omaha. She says she spoke to her husband Friday, and he sounded weak.

Stay with KETV for updates on this developing story.