Hospital safety procedures during the SC measles outbreak
The South Carolina measles outbreak continues to spread through our population, with nearly a thousand cases reported as of February 6, 2026, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.
Prisma Health has made changes to our usual visitation policies in order to protect those facing illness, injury or who are immunocompromised.
In this video, we spoke with OB/GYN Dr. Kendreia Dickens-Carr and pediatric infectious disease specialists Dr. Anna Kathryn Burch and Dr. Robin LaCroix on the risks faced by health care providers when dealing with such an infectious disease with such a high rate of complications and how changes to our visitation policies can protect our most vulnerable community members.
- What additional measures has Prisma Health implemented as a response to the expanding measles cases in South Carolina?
- How does masking help to protect against contracting measles?
- How do medical providers decide who is most at risk for measles?
- How long will patients and family visiting the emergency room have to wear a surgical mask?
- How can you protect newborn babies from measles?
- If you are an unvaccinated adult, is it still useful to get vaccinated now?
- Can pregnant women receive the measles vaccine?
- What should you do if you may have been exposed to the measles?
- How can you help protect children under 18?
- Should individuals who were vaccinated prior to 1967 receive another measles vaccine?
- And more
Find more information on the measles during this outbreak right here on Flourish.
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