{"id":1911,"date":"2020-02-03T17:39:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T21:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2020-02-03T17:39:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T21:39:25","slug":"when-the-place-thats-supposed-to-make-you-better-makes-you-sicker-what-to-know-about-hospital-mold-infestations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/03\/when-the-place-thats-supposed-to-make-you-better-makes-you-sicker-what-to-know-about-hospital-mold-infestations\/","title":{"rendered":"When The Place That’s Supposed To Make You Better Makes You Sicker – What To Know About Hospital Mold Infestations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When The Place That’s Supposed To Make You Better Makes You Sicker – What To Know About Hospital Mold Infestations<\/p><\/div>\n

Where do you turn when the healthcare system causes you to become even sicker? A recent story out of Seattle<\/a> illustrates why NYC mold removal<\/a> is so important for medical facilities.<\/p>\n

History of Mold-Related Illnesses<\/strong><\/p>\n

In November 2019, Seattle Children’s Hospital temporarily closed most of its operating rooms to install a new rooftop air handler and in-room HEPA filters. Sadly, this move came only after 14 patients developed aspergillosis over an 18-year period. Six cases resulted in fatalities.<\/p>\n

Aspergillus is a common species of mold and one of the forms referred to as “toxic.” While most people experience no problems inhaling Aspergillus spores<\/a>, those with preexisting lung conditions or compromised immune systems are at risk for developing infections known as aspergillosis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One Patient’s Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

Complaints from hospital employees about poor maintenance of the ventilation system came to light in a 2005 lawsuit involving a 12-year-old patient who became ill after successful brain surgery. Testing revealed that her spinal column was filled with Aspergillus mold, which necessitated a five-year course of antifungal medication.<\/p>\n

Despite treatment and a long-term stay in rehabilitation, the patient was left with permanent disability. Testimony in the lawsuit included sworn statements from members of the hospital’s building and engineering department describing the mold- and debris-filled condition of the ventilation system.<\/p>\n

Protect Your Health with Effective NYC Mold Removal <\/strong><\/p>\n

Mold has no respect for hospitals, restaurants or family homes. Contact Stern Mold<\/a> to schedule a free inspection by our cheerful and experienced NYC mold removal technicians<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Where do you turn when the healthcare system causes you to become even sicker? A recent story out of Seattle illustrates why NYC mold removal is so important for medical facilities. History of Mold-Related Illnesses In November 2019, Seattle Children’s Hospital temporarily closed most of its operating rooms to install<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,95,3,1],"tags":[389,8,14,7],"class_list":["post-1911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-and-your-health","category-mold-information","category-moldexterm","category-news","tag-hospitals-with-mold","tag-mold-and-your-health-2","tag-mold-information","tag-mold-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1911"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1919,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911\/revisions\/1919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}