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UW Medical Center (Cascade Tower), Seattle, WA

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak · Aug–Sep 2016 · Washington

4
Cases
2
Deaths
Closed
Status

Suspected source

Hospital water (ice machine, sinks) and heater-cooler devices (Hospital water system)

What happened

At least four cardiac patients at UW Medical Center's Cascade Tower in Seattle contracted Legionnaires' disease in Aug–Sep 2016, two fatally, tied to hospital water and heater-cooler devices.

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Primary source: Hospital water (ice machine, sinks) and heater-cooler devices. Figures are provisional and may be revised or withdrawn by the reporting authority. This page is for information only and is not medical or legal advice.