The problem is that contact + airborne precautions are the highest level of infection control precautions that hospitals in the US usually do. The blog post I linked to above indicates that there are additional recommendations on top of contact + airborne that are unusual in the US.

Infection control practices are assumed to be effective when adhered to. With a disease like Ebola, it's almost guaranteed that health care providers will follow the rules to the letter, at least in the US (and hopefully everywhere).

So: scary.