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For many healthcare facilities, survey readiness has become the unofficial benchmark for success in water management. If the survey goes well, the program must be working. If there are no findings, risk must be under control. But passing a survey and controlling Legionella risk are not the same thing. At Legionella Specialties , we work with facilities that have strong teams, good intentions, and recent survey success. Yet many of those same facilities still experience recurr

Most facilities don’t ignore water safety. They have plans. They have committees. They have vendors. They’ve done the training. They’ve got a binder on a shelf and a folder in SharePoint. And yet Legionella still shows up. Not because people don’t care, but because many Water Management Programs are not built to operate like an actual operational control system. They are built like a document. The standards are clear. Facilities need a program that identifies risk points, app

As we move into early 2026, one thing is clear: Legionella risk has not gone away, it has simply shifted back into familiar, but often overlooked, areas . Across healthcare, commercial, and institutional facilities, recent public alerts and risk discussions continue to center on cooling towers, reduced-occupancy operations, and water system oversight gaps . For facility leaders, infection prevention teams, and risk managers, this is a critical time to reassess water managemen

Protecting Employees, Clients, and Products in Large Buildings & Manufacturing Facilities When most people hear Legionella , they immediately think of hospitals or healthcare facilities. But the reality is this: Legionella does not discriminate by industry . Any large building with a complex water system can become a risk environment if water safety is not actively managed. Manufacturing plants, warehouses, corporate campuses, hotels, schools, government buildings, and indust