Source: The Baltinore Sun, February 28, 2013 By: Scott Dance Faulty boiler systems caused similar poisonings in 1990s New Jersey Health officials continue to investigate how contaminated hot water sickened nearly two dozen people at the Johns Hopkins at Keswick complex Monday, but the case is similar to previous ones involving faulty water-heating systems that […]

Source: USA Today, September 16, 2011 Pennsylvania: Turtle Creek – The Allegheny County Health Department said 10 cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been discovered, two at the Hamilton Hills Personal Care Facility and eight at the nearby LGAR Health & Rehabilitation Center.  Water supplies at both facilities are being treated.  The cause of the outbreak […]

Source: Reuters, March 2, 2011 By: Dan Whitcomb Health officials investigating a respiratory illness that infected some 200 people after a party at the Playboy Mansion said on Tuesday they had found the bacteria that causes Legionnaires disease in a water source there. But the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said it was […]

Publication Date 01/19/2011 Source: Dow Jones News Service (From THE WALL STREET JOURNAL) Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The first comprehensive genetic study of bedbugs, the irritating pests that have enjoyed a world-wide resurgence in recent years, indicates they are quickly evolving to withstand the pesticides used to combat them. The new findings from entomologists at Ohio […]

Source: http://www.thedailysound.com, September 11, 2009 Hazardous materials crews responded to the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital pathology lab yesterday evening after three gallons of Formalin, a formaldehyde-based preservative, spilled. City fire Capt. Gary Pitney said 15 to 20 employees were present when the spill occurred just before 6:30 p.m., and all evacuated quickly, limiting exposure to […]

Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/, February 2, 2010 About 500 people, including 90 children, have been evacuated from a hospital campus in Denver, CO, this morning, following an accident involving hazardous chemicals. A spokesperson from National Jewish Health said that most people evacuated were staff. Approximately 35 people were hospitalized to treat respiratory problems and nausea. Reportedly, chlorine […]

Source: http://www.wtkr.com/, March 10, 2010 Officials at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center say 15 patients and 16 staff members have been diagnosed with Norovirus this week. Norovirus is a gastrointestinal or stomach illness that leaves its victims with symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches, and fatigue. “It’s spread through the stool and vomit of someone […]

Source: CBS News, Canada, July 7, 2009 Officials have isolated a unit on the third floor of the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary because of three swine flu cases. The hospital has stopped admitting new patients to the unit, which usually treats children with kidney problems, because one staff member and two children are confirmed […]

Read here how a Michigan oil spill has led to various health issues.

Acknowledgement to Great American A mechanical contractor was hired to perform HVAC repairs at a hospital. No medical procedures were performed during the actual renovation activities and proper measures were taken to ensure proper encapsulation. Despite the controls, one year after completion of the project, the contractor was notified that several aspergillus (a type of […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Legionella was discovered in the water supply of a major metropolitan hospital. An entire wing of the hospital needed to be vacated and patients removed while the water system went through treatment for the legionella. In addition to the remediation costs, several patients sued the hospital claiming bodily injury from exposure to […]

A street and road contractor was hired to apply a sealing coat to a new concrete parking garage next to a hospital. During the application of the sealant, fumes migrated into the hospital’s air intake system. Several patients and hospital staff were overcome by the fumes and became ill. Lawsuits were filed alleging bodily injury […]