Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff
The University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) has notified Public Health – Seattle & King County of one patient admitted to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance hospital located at UWMC, was diagnosed with a serious type of pneumonia called Legionnaires’ disease caused by infection with Legionella bacteria. The patient’s medical history suggests that exposure to Legionella happened while hospitalized in […]
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The University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) has notified Public Health – Seattle & King County of two patients who were diagnosed with a serious type of pneumonia called Legionnaires’ disease caused by infection with Legionella bacteria. The patients’ medical histories suggest that exposure to Legionella happened while hospitalized at UWMC. The first patient, a male in his 40’s, […]
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Update (10.14.16) Public Health – Seattle & King County confirmed that a King County resident who spent time in the Overlake emergency department on September 23 has tested positive for Legionella. The patient, a female in her fifties, experienced symptoms on September 29 and was hospitalized for Legionella pneumonia (Legionnaire’s disease) at another hospital. She has […]
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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 […]
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