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For Immediate Release
Friday, July 4, 2025
Contact
Nicole Gibbs
316-660-9370

Measles Exposure at Wesley Medical Center

(Sedgwick County, Kan.) – Earlier today, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) confirmed a measles exposure at Wesley Medical Center located at 550 N. Hillside St.

  • Location: Fifth-Floor Pediatric Unit, Building 4, Wesley Medical Center
  • Address: 550 N Hillside St, Wichita, KS 67214
  • Dates and times: Tuesday, July 1, 2025, from 10 p.m. until Thursday, July 3, 2025, 4:45 p.m. 

Individuals who are most at risk are those who are unvaccinated or who have not had measles. The confirmed case is not a Sedgwick County resident.

The Sedgwick County Health Department (SCHD) asks Sedgwick County residents who were at Wesley Medical Center Fifth-Floor Pediatric Unit, Building 4 on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, from 10 p.m. until Thursday, July 3, 2025, 4:45 p.m., to monitor for symptoms:

  • July 1, 2025, monitor until the end of Tuesday, July 22.
  • July 2, 2025, monitor until the end of Wednesday, July 23.
  • July 3, 2025, monitor until the end of Thursday, July 24.

If symptoms occur, contact SCHD at 316-660-5558 for further evaluation. The SCHD does not provide measles testing for the public and will only test known contacts of confirmed measles cases through the disease investigation process.

Measles is a respiratory disease caused by a virus. The measles virus is highly contagious and is spread through the air by breathing, coughing, or sneezing. The measles virus can stay in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours. The signs and symptoms of measles typically begin one to two weeks after someone is exposed to an infected person. Symptoms include:

  • High fever (may spike to more than 104°F)
  • Cough
  • Runny nose
  • Red, watery eyes
  • Tiny white spots with bluish-white centers found inside the mouth (Koplik spots)
  • Blotchy rash on the skin which spreads from head down to feet

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