Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford has been forced to deny rumours it was planning to set up an emergency Ebola unit in response to growing fears over the spread of the disease in Europe.
World leaders have been vocal in their calls for more action to tackle the deadly virus, which has killed more than 3,860 people since an outbreak being traced back to March this year.
Extra screening is to take place at Heathrow and Gatwick Airport. However, Stansted has no such plans currently.
And in response to a patient claims they overheard nurses discussing the proposed unit at Broomfield Hospital, a Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust spokesman said: "There is no foundation for this."
The Ebola virus has killed more than 3,860 people since an outbreak being traced back to March this year.
The vast majority of victims lived in the west African countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
Spanish nurse Teresa Romero Ramos is believed to be the only European who has contracted the disease outside of Africa.
