Legionnaires’ Disease Cost Estimation Calculator
What is the financial impact of Legionnaires’ Disease on a facility in the U.S.? What is the cost of a Legionella outbreak for the facility owner?
The Legionnaires’ Disease cost calculator below will help you estimate the cost of a Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak in your U.S. facility.
First, we must acknowledge that the human costs of Legionnaires’ Disease in terms of health and life are enormous.
The monetary costs of Legionella and Legionnaires can be estimated, and depend on several variables. The biggest cost factor is whether or not the facility (apartment building, hospital, office building, retirement home, etc.) has a defensible water management program in place. A water management program can reduce legal liability by 90%, and more important, keep your facility visitors safe. An active water management plan demonstrates that the facility was making a reasonable effort to keep people safe in regard to domestic and utility water.
By far the most critical step to keep Legionella under control and prevent Legionnaires’ disease is to have a Legionella Water Management Plan in place. Effective water management programs are meant to identify and reduce Legionella risks in your facility’s cold and hot water lines including domestic and utility water.
See our Legionella Demand Calculator to determine the total pounds of FAC (Free Available Chlorine or equivalent) needed per day to help keep your facility safe. Then see our “Comparison of Legionella / Pathogen Control Systems – Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, Mixed Oxidant Solution (MOS)” which provides great insight into the best approaches to Legionella control.
Legionella Control Water Systems can be designed specifically for your hospital or facility, including consulting on water management plans and other chemical and non-chemical options for keeping Legionella at bay, and preventing a Legionnaires outbreak. Please email or call us at 888-416-8626 to keep your staff, customers, and patients safe.
Legionella Control Systems also offers training, preventative maintenance, engineering consultation, equipment rental, financing, and build, own, operate options. Let us know if you would like information on how these services can help you reduce Legionella risk in your hospital or healthcare organization.
* Peak Continuous GPM is not instantaneous peak flow rate. It represents a continuous high flow rate at peak times of the day (e.g. for 30 minutes or more).
** Instantaneous peak flow rate is the maximum GPM for a short time (e.g. 1-5 minute period).
Contact Legionella Control Systems for CDC Legionella risk assessment and Legionella testing.
