In my experience, they have to quarantine these people and take a lot of precautions, so it's possible that it took a lot of effort by staff and made more than one bed unusable.
I forwarded this article to my children in San Diego.
Thanks for posting it.
We had seen this infrequently, and "VRSA" (vancomycin-resistant staph) less so in the hospital setting. It occurred in chronically ill and ventilated patients. These patients were always on some level of barrier isolation, but the healthy faced little danger of contamination. It seems this has changed. If this is "out" in the community and can be transferred through casual contact, this is a big problem. I certainly hope they are working on this.
Until then, I will repeat what everyone's mother has been telling them for a very long time: WASH YOUR HANDS; and keep your fingers out of your mouth and eyes.