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LEGIONELLA PREVENTION AND CONTROL

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Legionella Prevention and Control

In a recent report, the CDC confirmed a dangerous increase in legionella-related deaths in the U.S. To counter this threat, strict guidelines – including the Department of Health & Human Services CMS Memo S&C 17-30, ASHRAE Standard 188, and VHA Directive 1061 – have established minimum legionellosis risk management requirements for building water systems.

These regulations make it clear: the threat must be stopped at the source – the facility water system. And HydroCorp can help.

Tailored Services for Large and Small Facilities
HydroCorp has engineered a systematized legionella prevention and control protocol that can be customized for any facility of any size. These services include:

Point-Of-Use Water System Surveys
Facility Water Flow Diagrams
Potable Cold and Domestic Hot Water Piping System Surveys
Potable Cold and Domestic Hot Water Piping System Drawings / CAD FILES
Comprehensive Facility Water Management Plans for Legionella Prevention and Control

TIER ONE SERVICES:
CUSTOMIZED FOR SMALLER FACILITIES

NURSING HOME/LONG TERM CARE FACILITY
Smaller, less complex facilities may be surveyed to collect data on water system points-of-use, and documented with water flow diagrams to help create a cost-effective water management plan.

SAMPLE: Water Flow Diagram

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TIER TWO SERVICES:
CUSTOMIZED FOR COMPLEX FACILITIES

HOSPITAL/HEALTHCARE COMPLEX
Larger facilities with more complex water systems pose a greater threat of hidden and/or undocumented hazards. In these cases, a comprehensive system survey and complete piping drawings will reveal and characterize these threats. This full documentation will assist in a comprehensive and defensible water management plan that will help achieve regulatory compliance and a protected water system.

OVERVIEW: Potable Cold and Domestic Hot Water Piping System Drawings / CAD Files

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Legionella can develop in a range of industrial environments:

Legionella: What, Where, and How
What is legionella, where does it develop, and how does it impact health.

Legionella (Legionella pneumophila) is a bacterial pathogen that, in humans, causes a rare and severe form of pneumonia. The bacteria typically enter the lungs via aerosolized water.

In man-made environments, the pathogen can multiply in water sources susceptible to stagnation and contamination, such as cooling towers, evaporative coolers, humidifiers, whirlpool spas, decorative fountains, water heating systems, showers, ice machines, and misting systems.

The bacteria attack the immune response system by infecting white blood cells, destroying them, and multiplying. There is no preventive vaccine; treatment is via antibiotics. Hospital-acquired legionella pneumonia has a fatality rate of 28%, and can rise as high as 50% if treatment is delayed by misdiagnosis.

BROCHURE: Legionella Prevention and Control

SAMPLE: Water System Survey

SAMPLE: Piping System Drawings/CAD

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HydroCorp serves industrial clients in all 48 contiguous US States, as well as Canada and Mexico.

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Stopping Legionella Disease. Before it Starts.

HydroCorp was called in to help develop a Legionella Disease Prevention Plan for a large Veteran’s Administration healthcare facility, in accordance with VHA Directive 1061. The VA campus is composed of thirteen buildings including a 7-story hospital, Community Living Center, and multiple residential buildings for housing veterans. A HydroCorp team was dispatched to identify any risks the building water systems might pose to patients and residents.