{"id":22350,"date":"2026-04-03T09:49:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/?post_type=guidancepolicyupdate&#038;p=22350"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:49:52","slug":"cdc-considerations-for-reducing-risk-water-in-healthcare-facilities-2-6-2026","status":"publish","type":"guidancepolicyupdate","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/guidancepolicyupdate\/cdc-considerations-for-reducing-risk-water-in-healthcare-facilities-2-6-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC: Considerations for Reducing Risk &#8211; Water in Healthcare Facilities (2\/6\/2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-22350\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-22350-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22350-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22350-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthcare-associated-infections\/php\/toolkit\/water-management.html\">Considerations for Reducing Risk: Water in Healthcare Facilities<\/a> (February 6, 2026)\n<ul>\n<li>CDC recommends establishing a water management program that identifies risk areas in a facility\u2019s water system and implements controls to prevent harmful pathogens like Legionella.<\/li>\n<li>The program should be routinely monitored, documented, and adjusted to ensure it remains effective and responsive to changing conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":17512,"template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"setting-of-care":[336],"infection-prevention-control":[208],"source":[136],"class_list":["post-22350","guidancepolicyupdate","type-guidancepolicyupdate","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","setting-of-care-any_pratice_setting","infection-prevention-control-water-management","source-cdc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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