Measles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New Normal
It has evaluated around 50 patients with measles, with roughly 20 of those requiring hospitalization. The classic measles rash does not appear until three to five days after these cold-like symptoms begin, or about one to two weeks after exposure to the virus.The hospital is instructing physicians to call ahead before referring a patient with suspected measles to the emergency department. Patients must wear a mask and wait in the parking lot, where a staff member meets them and escorts them directly to a negative-pressure room, bypassing the waiting area.
- ▪It has evaluated around 50 patients with measles, with roughly 20 of those requiring hospitalization.
- ▪The classic measles rash does not appear until three to five days after these cold-like symptoms begin, or about one to two weeks after exposure to the virus.The hospital is instructing physicians to call ahead before referring a patient wi
- ▪Patients must wear a mask and wait in the parking lot, where a staff member meets them and escorts them directly to a negative-pressure room, bypassing the waiting area.
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Emily MullinScienceOct 1, 2026 8:00 AMMeasles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New NormalThe US resurgence of measles is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they thought was in the past.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyJohn Goldman had not seen a case of measles in 30 years. But since April, the infectious disease specialist with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in central Pennsylvania has had dozens of patients come down with the disease.“I never thought I would see this come back,” he says.His health system, like others, has had to adapt to a new normal as measles makes a comeback in the United States.
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