
Bacteria Found in Water Supply
Officials seek links to Sound Shore Legionnaires cases NEW ROCHELLE Legionnella bacteria have been identified in the water supply inside Sound Shore Medical Center, and health officials are investigating whether that source sickened any of the 21 people who came down with Legionnaires disease beginning in June. The investigation into the outbreak has moved inside the hospital, although laboratory tests have confirmed that bacteria spewing from an air conditioning cooling tower outside the hospital s Washington Avenue entrance were responsible for two for the 21 cases, Robert Kenny, a spokesman for the state Health Department, said yesterday. We have now results that show the presence of Legionella in some water sources inside the hospital, but there are no laboratory findings that link these other sources to any specific patient illness, Kenny said. He said testing done several weeks ago showed Legionella was in the potable water supply water used for drinking and ba