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No More Water Restriction At Suffolk-Based Children's Hospital No More Water Restriction At Suffolk-Based Children's Hospital
No More Water Restriction At Suffolk-Based Children's Hospital Franciscan Children's Hospital has restricted water usage after tests revealed the presence of a specific bacteria, the hospital recently announced.  After initially detecting the presence of the bacteria in the water supply in 2019, Franciscan Children's has continued to extensively test its water, with help from the DPH and the CDC.  Tests regularly came back negative until Nov. 22, when two isolated areas on the hospital's campus tested positive for the bacteria.  The bacteria, called Burkholderia cepacia, is usually not harmful to healthy people, but poses a special…

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by Morgan Gonzales