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SA Health has a fact sheet on Legionella risk in chilled water and ice machines, available from:
https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/clinical+resources/clinical+topics/healthcare+associated+infections/prevention+and+management+of+infections+in+healthcare+settings/environmental+hygiene+in+healthcare
Irene Wilkinson
Director, Infection Control Service (Tues – Fri)
Communicable Disease Control Branch
Public Health & Clinical Systems
SA Health
Government of South Australia
http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/infectionprevention
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Dear Kristin,
So long as they are well maintained the associated risks can be managed.
Ice-machines are installed in each ward area within our campus. These machines are on an ongoing annual maintenance schedule and includes sanitation.
Public Health Units undertake their own quarterly water sampling from across the campus and provide the results back to IPAC and engineering department. This provides qualitative water testing results to supplement the monthly testing that is undertaken by engineering.
Regards,
Sharyn Hughes
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Prevention & Control
Royal North Shore Hospital
Reserve Rd St Leonards 2065
Tel 02 99264339
Hi all,
I remember there was some discussion on the efficacy of ice machines in healthcare at conference last year.
Does anyone have any fore’s or against?
Cheers
Kristin
Kristin Ryan-Agnew
Kristin Ryan-Agnew (MPH/Grad Cert IP&C)
Infection Prevention & Control Clinical Nurse Consultant
The Tweed Hospital
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