One person has died following an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at a Vernon Hills senior living center, according to the Lake County Health Department. The health department has confirmed three cases of the disease, a type of severe pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, at Brookdale Senior Living on Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills, according to […]
WINFIELD, Ill. — Three cases of Legionnaires’ disease are being investigated for their possible link to Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. One individual was an inpatient and the second and third individuals had outpatient visits, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The IDPH and the DuPage County Health Department said the […]
By Shanley Pierce | December 4, 2019 In September 2019, an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at a hot tub state fair display in North Carolina infected 141 people and resulted in four deaths. That same month, health officials from Tyler, Texas, confirmed seven cases and five suspected cases of Legionnaires’ associated with the East Texas State Fair. Legionnaires’ […]
Source: NY TIMES Next year, New York City buildings will be required to display their marks on energy efficiency. [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] New Yorkers are used to seeing letter grades on restaurants and bagel shops. Soon offices and residential buildings will be getting […]
By MEREDITH COHN BALTIMORE SUN | NOV 13, 2019 | 5:26 PM Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital are treating a patient they diagnosed with Legionnaire’s disease, and officials are working to determine the source, which doesn’t immediately appear to be the facility’s water supply. Legionnaire’s is a serious lung infection that comes from breathing small droplets of water containing […]
By News Services on October 29, 2019 Two patients at Ochsner Medical Center on Jefferson Highway in New Orleans were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. No other information was released. Ochsner Health System officials reported two patients at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, also known as Legionella pneumonia. No information was released on the […]
Now that Legionella testing has become more widely accepted, it is unsurprising that test results are sometimes returned as positive. When the building has a proper Water Management plan (WMP), that positive result leads to immediate and predetermined action steps to remediate and normalize. This is exactly what a quality system should do. Allow for […]
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in North Carolina has killed at least one person and sickened dozens of others, state health officials said. As of Sept. 30, at least 97 people were sickened with the disease, while 63 were hospitalized, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE OUTBREAK AT ATLANTA HOTEL LEAVES […]
By John Caloritis In non-regulated geographies across the USA, building owners face important decisions related to Legionella prevention. In the minds of many, the question remains “should we test or not?” The good news is that many owners are beginning to participate in pro-active Legionella prevention including testing of building water systems for Legionella. This […]
Updated October 28, 2024 By John Caloritis Cooling water filtration is an invaluable tool for building owners looking to maintain efficient operations and protect their water systems. Applied correctly and consistently, filtration enhances the conventional preventative maintenance (PM) chemical treatment programs. While chemical treatments control dissolved solids, microbial fouling, and corrosion, filtration targets the often-overlooked […]
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