Healthcare Facilities
In 2017 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires all certified Medicare and Medicaid facilities to have potable water testing and water management plans that meet ASHRAE industry standards reducing the risk of Legionella.
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Industrial Water Management can offer all the services necessary for compliance including the following:
– Legionella testing
– Required comprehensive water management plan
– Remediation services
Facility Requirements to Prevent Legionella Infections:
Facilities must follow policies and procedures that restrain microbial growth. By restraining the growth in water systems helps prevent the spread of Legionella and other water borne pathogens.
Letter sent out by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Listed below are devices and system components that Legionella grow within.
• Water heaters
• Hot and cold water storage tanks
• Pipes, valves, and fittings
• Expansion tanks
• Water filters
• Electronic and manual faucets
• Aerators
• Faucet flow restrictors
• Shower heads and hoses
• Centrally-installed misters, atomizers, air washers, and humidifiers
• Non-steam aerosol-generating humidifiers
• Eyewash stations • Ice machines
• Hot tubs/saunas • Decorative fountains
• Medical devices (such as CPAP machines, hydrotherapy equipment, bronchoscopes, heater-cooler units)
