Overview

• Two patients were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease linked to the Alden Valley Ridge Rehabilitation and Health Center in Bloomingdale, and both have recovered.
• State investigators detected Legionella in a patient room and in the facility’s cooling tower during a Sept. 22 inspection.
• The Illinois Department of Public Health recommended remediation and water-use restrictions, and the facility was directed to notify residents, families, and staff.
• DuPage County Health Department advised people with cough, shortness of breath, headache, muscle aches, or fever who were within two miles of the site in the past month to seek medical testing.
• Illinois has reported 287 Legionnaires’ cases so far this year, with higher risks for older adults, smokers, and people with weakened immune systems; the illness is treatable with antibiotics.