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New Mexico health officials report measles exposures in San Juan, Lea county hospitals
(Conceptual image/Getty Photos) The New Mexico Department of Health on Tuesday reported multiple measles exposures at hospitals in opposite corners of the state last week, including the first case recorded in San Juan County. The state's largest outbreak in more than 50 years now includes 81 cases, with more than 80% in Lea County, just across the state line from Gaines County, Texas, where the outbreak began. Since mid-February, health officials have recorded measles infections in seven counties: Lea, Eddy, Chaves, Curry, Doña Ana, Sandoval and now, San Juan. NM measles cases rise to 78, with possible exposures at Santa Fe and Albuquerque Walmarts The San Juan County case was a child under 4 years old, who had one dose of the measles vaccine, and contracted the infection on a domestic flight. 'Travel can increase the risk of exposure,' said NMDOH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Miranda Durham in a written statement. 'Whether you're traveling within the U.S. or abroad, before you go make sure you're up to date on your vaccines.' The Farmington exposures occurred at the on the following days and times: 10:30 p.m.-4:15 a.m. Monday, May 26 and Tuesday May 27: emergency room of the San Juan Regional Medical Center at 801 West Maple Street. 2- 4 p.m.: Wednesday, May 28: emergency room of the San Juan Regional Medical Center at 801 West Maple Street. 8:15-10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 30: San Juan Regional Medical Center Health Partners Pediatrics Clinic, 407 South Schwartz, Suite 102 In the state's Southeast corner, an adult with an unknown vaccination status potentially exposed others in an Hobbs at the following location: 8:45 – 11:30 a.m on Tuesday, May 27: NorLea Hobbs Medical Clinic,1923 North Dal Paso Street. Measles symptoms are generally milder in people with a vaccine, according to the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and vaccination decrease the risk of spreading it to other people. Measles symptoms develop between one to three weeks after exposure. Symptoms usually start with fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, followed by the spotty red rash on the head that spreads across the body. People can pass measles to someone several days before and after the rash appears. NMDOH urges anyone with measles symptoms to stay home to prevent further spread and call the NMDOH Helpline at 1-833-796-8773 for further information in English or Spanish about symptoms, testing or vaccines. Health officials said the best prevention is two doses of the vaccines, which are offered at no cost at 19 public health clinic offices around the state. Clinic locations can be found on the state's measles webpage. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Washington Post
15-04-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
Residents welcome new hospital in Southeast D.C.: ‘We need this'
The District's newest hospital, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health in Congress Heights, officially opened to patients at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Minutes later the first patient walked in. Then the first ambulance pulled up. And by midafternoon, 79 patients had visited the emergency department, a hospital spokeswoman said. A decade after Mayor Muriel E. Bowser promised Southeast Washington residents a hospital, and three years after construction began, the first new hospital in the District in a generation has begun the hard work of caring for a long-underserved community with complex medical needs. 'It's a long time coming on this end of town,' said Muriel Langford, 73, a retired Southeast resident, standing outside the main entrance. 'We need this … the key thing is having this on this end of [wards] 7 and 8 so I'm appreciative that this [hospital] is here.' The city funded nearly all of the $434 million construction costs and turned operations over to Universal Health Services, the same Fortune 300 company that runs George Washington University Hospital, banking on the reputation of the academic medical center in Foggy Bottom. 'When people say we want in Ward 8, we want the same things as people in Ward 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 — we want the same things. And so we are proud of our partnership with the GW Health,' Bowser said last week at the ribbon-cutting. Cedar Hill is replacing the only other hospital east of the Anacostia River, United Medical Center, and expanding the care available, giving mothers a labor and delivery unit close to home for the first time in eight years. A trauma center at Cedar Hill, the first in Southeast in at least 30 years, will eventually treat all but the most severe injuries. An adult emergency department and a pediatric emergency department run by Children's National Hospital were up and running Tuesday, and staff were in place to open about three-quarters of the 136 beds, hospital spokeswoman Susan LaRosa has said. People often turn to hospitals when they have no other option for care, but city officials have said Cedar Hill could connect patients with trusted community clinics, including Unity Health Care, Community of Hope and Whitman-Walker. The path to turning around stark health disparities in D.C. runs through the primary care doctors and nurses who help residents prevent and manage chronic conditions, public health experts say. The average life expectancy of the poor, majority African American residents in wards east of the Anacostia River lags behind the rest of the city. And, Black District residents citywide died of cancer, heart disease and diabetes at much higher rates than White and Hispanic residents, according to D.C. health department data from 2019 to 2023. Aneathia Brown, 25, who brought her 4-year-old daughter Angel to Cedar Hill on Tuesday, said she has gotten care all over the city, but hopes she can turn to Cedar Hill for most of her family's needs going forward. Brown recently had surgery for an ectopic pregnancy at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and before that went to MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Northwest Washington for prenatal care. Cedar Hill would significantly cut the travel time for treatment from her home in Southeast near Prince George's County. 'I'm hoping this one is kind of like Georgetown,' she said. Cedar Hill also will offer specialty care in Southeast, including many services that residents previously had to travel across the city to find. Hospital officials declined to provide a list of what specialty services were available on Day 1, but noted that beds and services will expand based on the needs of patients including cardiology, neurology and cancer care. When fully operational in several weeks, the hospital will have 600 workers, and as of Tuesday about 300 people were hired, LaRosa said. That includes 84 residents of Wards 7 and 8. At least half of Cedar Hill employees must live in D.C. with exceptions for hard-to-fill positions, according to contract documents. Langford, who visited the hospital Tuesday, is helping her nephew reintegrate into the community after being incarcerated and wanted to know the status of his job application to work in housekeeping. A survivor of breast and stomach cancer, Langford uses senior transport services like MetroAccess to see her primary and specialty care doctors at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and doesn't anticipate switching providers to go to Cedar Hill. However, in case of an emergency, she said it's comforting to know a full-service hospital is minutes from her home. 'This is where they should bring me,' she said. 'Right here.'
Axios
15-04-2025
- Health
- Axios
D.C.'s new Ward 8 hospital first to open in the city in 25 years
D.C.'s first new hospital in 25 years opened this week in Congress Heights. Why it matters: Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health is part of Mayor Muriel Bowser's plan to erect a comprehensive health care system in Wards 7 and 8, an area with a majority-Black population that has seen higher rates of poverty and poor health outcomes. United Medical Center, previously the only hospital east of the Anacostia River, closed this week. It had been winding down services for years after financial issues and reports of poor care. State of play: The $434 million project sits on Ward 8's redeveloped St. Elizabeths East campus, now home to a new Whitman-Walker health center, Sycamore & Oak, and the Washington Mystics arena. The hospital will have a trauma and emergency center (plus a pediatric emergency center), as well as a NICU and a helipad. It will also provide outpatient services like family medicine and gynecology and obstetrics. Plus: It'll provide labor and delivery services — the first time this has been available east of the river since United Medical Center was ordered to stop providing delivery services in 2017 amid dangerous incidents.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
RMC honors longtime chaplain with chapel dedication
ANNISTON — About 70 of Regional Medical Center's staff members, volunteers, board members and visitors gathered in the hospital's main lobby to honor longtime Chaplain Jim Wilson, who has led the hospital's faith-based program for 26 years. Although Wilson, an octogenarian, was unable to attend due to illness, he watched the celebration of his service to the hospital from his home. His wife, Carol, and members of his family were present in his place. The hospital board announced that the upcoming chapel will be named in his honor, recognizing his decades of spiritual care and leadership. 'Chaplain Wilson means the world to not just our patients and families, but also our staff members who go through so much on a daily basis,' Kristen Fillingim, director of marketing and public relations, said after the celebration. 'We really wanted to be able to honor him while he's still with us and create a new space that people can come to and find peace, love and comfort in their hardest days.' Fillingim noted that Wilson's early vision for a chaplaincy program has since grown, drawing numerous volunteers dedicated to supporting patients and staff alike. Board Chairman Bud Owsley opened the event with a tribute, calling Wilson 'a true servant leader.' Quoting the Bible, Owsley said, 'Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his friends.' 'For the past 26 years, our Chaplain Jim Wilson has given himself to his friends,' Owsley added. 'We are a better hospital system and a better community because of Jim Wilson.' The Anniston City Council has honored Wilson with an official proclamation recognizing decades of service in ministry, counseling and chaplaincy. Councilman Lewis Downing presented the proclamation highlighting Wilson's dedication to faith and community. 'I think everyone here has been inspired by Chaplain Wilson at some time,' Downing said. Born in Calhoun County and educated through the Jacksonville schools, Wilson earned multiple graduate degrees from institutions including Southwestern Seminary, Chapman University and New Orleans Baptist Seminary. He also served 22 years as a U.S. Navy chaplain, retiring as a commander. After his military service, Wilson continued as a hospital chaplain for five years in Pensacola, Fla., before joining RMC. He developed a unique chaplaincy program relying, through the years, on hundreds of trained volunteers. Despite being the sole employed chaplain, Wilson led efforts that flourished under his guidance. He was instrumental in founding the Steel Magnolias breast cancer support program and the Northeast Alabama Crisis Response Team. He also supported a wide array of community-based support groups for grief, mental health, cancer, dementia and more. A licensed professional counselor, Wilson has pastored four churches and served as interim pastor 11 times. Wilson's wife Carol, who thanked everyone for honoring her husband. Lagina Fillingim, the executive director of the RMC Foundation, asked several hospital officials to unveil a framed plaque honoring Wilson, which is similar to a plaque that will be placed in the hospital when renovations are complete. She then encouraged others present to donate to RMC's chaplain's fund, which Wilson often did from his own pocket. 'When people say, 'Can I pray for you,'' she said. 'With Chaplain Wilson, it's not like he's just saying that or he prays just then, he carries that prayer on his heart and on his shoulders.'
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Yahoo
Roundup: Car invades house in TO, more news
Here's a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: A motorist was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after the car she was driving went into a neighbor's house in Thousand Oaks. Half the length of the vehicle went into the house in the 2000 block of Calle Narciso, Sheriff's Capt. Ken Truitt said. The address is located just west of Highway 23 and north of Highway 101, near Los Robles Regional Medical Center. Truitt said the crash was reported about 3:40 a.m., but that there were no injuries. He did not have any details on damage to the house or the vehicle. The motorist was identified as a 26-year-old woman in jail records. She was booked into county jail Sunday morning but had been released by that afternoon. A court appearance was set April 10 in Ventura Superior Court. A Fillmore man was arrested Friday on suspicion of robbery of a man's bicycle and assault with a deadly weapon in the parking lot of a local market. Sheriff's officials said the 44-year-old man was arrested after a physical altercation around 12:30 p.m. between the suspect and the victim, who was identified as a 52-year-old Fillmore man. The market is located in the 1000 block of Ventura Street. It was not clear Sunday what the weapon was. The suspect was booked into county jail and remained there Sunday in lieu of $62,500 bail. He is due in court Tuesday. These items may be updated. This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Woman arrested after half of car goes into neighbor's house
