Two patients at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center tested positive for Legionella, officials confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4. Officials said the facility’s water lines have been treated, flushed and tested to make sure they are safe for use.The treatment was done out of an abundance of caution. Legionella is found naturally in freshwater and is especially prevalent in the northeast and midwest, including in Allegheny County.”The Pittsburgh VA Medical Center continuously monitors its water supply for Legionella and has not identified Legionella in the water in several years,” a spokesperson with the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System said. The Pittsburgh VA Medical Center is operating normally. Patient care was not interrupted, officials said.
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Two patients at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center tested positive for Legionella, officials confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4.
Officials said the facility’s water lines have been treated, flushed and tested to make sure they are safe for use.
The treatment was done out of an abundance of caution.
Legionella is found naturally in freshwater and is especially prevalent in the northeast and midwest, including in Allegheny County.
“The Pittsburgh VA Medical Center continuously monitors its water supply for Legionella and has not identified Legionella in the water in several years,” a spokesperson with the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System said.
The Pittsburgh VA Medical Center is operating normally. Patient care was not interrupted, officials said.