POSTED IN LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE, PUBLIC HEALTH Three campus cooling towers and three bathrooms have tested positive for Legionella bacteria on the Wayne State University campus in Detroit, according to a university communique released this week. Legionella is the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease. The university began conducting tests after an employee who works in the Faculty Administration Building was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease […]
“CO-OP CITY –Residents of Co-op City’s Building 11, which was at the center of a Legionnaires’ disease scare two weeks ago, met with city health officials in the auditorium on Dreiser Loop Thursday evening. Building 11 is actually three smaller buildings: A, B and C. They’re attached to one another and share a water supply. […]
Metro recently completed the installation of a permanent Secondary Disinfection System (pictured below) utilizing Chlorine Dioxide for a building drinking water system that experienced the persistent presence of the Legionella Bacteria over an extended period of time. Metro employs Chlorine Dioxide as a disinfectant for Legionella Remediation for its ability to penetrate biofilm and get […]
A cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx is being investigated by health officials. There are hundreds of cases of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City every year, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said. Photo Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto / KuLouKu By Nicole Brownnicole.brown@amny.com @ncb417Updated April 25, 2018 2:57 PM PRINT SHARE Legionnaires’ disease […]
“NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The city’s health department says it is investigating three cases of Legionnaires’ disease at Co-op City in the Bronx, including one elderly patient who died. The Health Department said the cases occurred in three connected buildings at the complex within the last 12 months. In a statement, health officials said the three patients who […]
by Noddy A. Fernandez | Apr. 6, 2018, 1:04pm ORLANDO — An Orlando customer is suing a fitness club, alleging it allowed Legionella bacteria to exist in the water fixtures of its premises. Reinaldo Mariaca filed a complaint March 26, in Orange County Circuit Court against Fitness International, LLC, failure to exercise reasonable care in maintaining premises […]
“QUINCY, IL (WGEM/CNN) – Two new cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported at a veterans home where more than a dozen people have died from the disease since 2015. “I have no idea why it’s still happening, because I know they put a whole new water system in out here when the first outbreak […]
“NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) – According to a report completed by the Florida Department of Health, the growth of legionella bacteria was found in a hot water heater at the fitness area of IslandWalk. Testing was also done on the community swimming pool and spa, but returned negative results. Despite the negative finding the health […]
Since the CMS’s publication of the memo requiring Healthcare facilities to adopt a Water Management Plan and to conduct regular Legionella testing to reduce the risk of Legionella in building water systems in June of 2017, the most common question we get from our clients is “What will the Auditors be asking for?” Well, we […]
For those Facilities carrying out Legionella testing on potable water systems, please consider the following suggestions in your quest to be compliant. We should not take the sampling approach lightly, with the lone objective to check the box that confirms samples were drawn. Rather, please think carefully about your building’s piping infrastructure, and develop a […]
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