Two patients at local hospital test positive for Legionnaires' disease – PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER
Update 10.10.16 UW Medical Center (UWMC) has not detected any additional Legionella cases. To-date, water samples taken from the in-patient unit in Cascade Tower have tested negative for Legionella bacteria since UWMC completed the hyperchlorination process on September 20. Two scrub sinks in the operating room showed a very low level of Legionella bacteria; those [...]
Meredith Li-Vollmer
