RSV Season Alert

Rexburg, ID – Officials from Madison Memorial Hospital wish to alert Madison County and the surrounding communities that Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) season has arrived. According to Doug McBride, Public Relations Director at Madison, “The hospital has currently confirmed four RSV cases with two being hospitalized and Public Health reports positive RSV cases throughout Eastern Idaho”. Visitors who have any signs and/or symptoms of upper respiratory illness are requested to strongly consider not visiting patients. Signs or symptoms to look for are, but not limited to: coughing, sneezing, runny nose, aches, fever, and sore throat. Children under the age of 18 will not be allowed to visit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) during RSV season. Signs are being posted throughout the hospital. We ask that all patrons be conscientious of this visiting restriction.   “We are doing this to keep not only our precious newborn patients safe from RSV,...