January 21, 2016 zacherlaw 0 Comments

Florida Hospital Orlando

Florida Hospital Orlando’s water system is undergoing remediation after testing positive for Legionella bacteria last week.

So far, no patients at the hospital have tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease.  Hospital officials also said that the hospital’s water is safe to drink.

At-risk patients of the hospital are being tested for Legionella and hospital staff have been instructed to take extra measures to prevent vulnerable patients from contracting Legionnaires’ disease.

Florida Hospital Orlando’s most recent incident with the pneumonia-causing bacteria occurred in late 2015 when a patient tested positive for Legionella.

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Florida Hospital Orlando tests positive for Legionella was last modified: January 21st, 2016 by zacherlaw

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