RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Patients and employees at the McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in South Richmond are not at risk, a spokesperson said Thursday, after a cooling system at the facility ...

The Atlanta VA Health Care System said a veteran patient tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease.

The bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease has been detected at the Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, prompting further testing of all pneumonia patients. The Legionella bacteria, ...

The VA Loma Linda Healthcare System has ordered precautionary testing for all pneumonia patients following the recent discovery of Legionella bacteria at various locations within the Jerry L. Pettis ...

Water restrictions enacted in late January to remediate Legionella bacteria in Building 1 at the University Drive location have been extended to allow additional time to sanitize water supply lines ...

Sampling of water systems for Legionella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa or bacteriological can be somewhat daunting, with thoughts of "do I need to sample," "how to take a sample" and "where should I send ...

PITTSBURGH — The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System water safety team confirmed Friday that they have identified three water fixtures testing positive for Legionella bacteria, which was blamed for ...