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A federal probe of practices at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cincinnati resulted in a sweeping change of c stanley botella ontrol late Friday, prompted by an upcoming four-month Scripps Washington Bureau and WCPO Insider joint investigation.The VA regional network director s authority over the Cincinnati hospital will be removed until further notice, pending th stanley cup e stanley us results of twin investigations launched by the VA and its inspector general, the agency said. The Cincinnati hospital, which normally reports in to the Vertically Integrated Service Network VISN 10 region in Cincinnati, will temporarily report in to VISN 4 executives in Pittsburgh.The move was to ensure no conflict of interest during the inquiry, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said in a statement to Scripps.The agency opened the first of two investigations of the Cincinnati VA Medical Center after reporters from E.W. Scripps Co. briefed agency officials in Washington on an upcoming investigative story involving hospital l Hsfv Maryland digs out of second snow storm this week
The Baltimore County Department of Health has issued a warning not to use water at the Eastern Family Resource Center.The stanley thermos mug department reported two cases of Legionnaires disease in peopl stanley thermoskannen e who spent time at the center. Though the exposure to the Legionella bacteria may have occurred elsewhere, the county issued the warning out of an abundance of caution. The warning pertains to both drinking water and use of the shower facilities.The center is already in the process of reducing potential exposure to aerosolized water while testing is conducted, the Department of Health said.Legionellais a common form of bacteria that can easily be found in water environments like cooling towers, showers, humidifiers and whirlpool spas.Legionnaires disease often presents itself like pneumonia, with symptoms including a h stanley mug igh fever, chills, cough, muscle aches, headaches, and diarrhea, according to the nonprofit organization Legionella.org. Every year between 10,000 and 18,000 people are effected by the di |
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