El Paso’s recent measles scare showed that federal agencies and local hospitals aren't talking to each other well enough. This communication gap delayed our response, putting the whole community at risk longer than we should have been.
At a glance
Declining — being discussed less frequently. 0 mentions in the last 30 days, 1 the 60 before.
Slow responses lead to longer outbreaks, which end up costing the city and local hospitals way more in emergency containment and treatment.
The entire community benefits if the city fixes these communication gaps to ensure faster, safer responses to future health threats.
Local families and vulnerable residents were put at unnecessary risk because the system failed to act quickly.
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