Weird story in that it doesn't even begin to describe the symptoms that preceded the deaths. Were they even remotely the same?
Bump.
Why no mention of their symptoms, if any, before they died?
Deaths at health center have some alarmed
by News Channel 8's Jocelyn Maminta
(Farmington-WTNH, Jan. 20, 2005 4:53 PM) Environmental complaints and the unexpected deaths of two employees working in the same department have some UConn Health Center workers feeling a bit uneasy. Officials say there is nothing to point to the two deaths being related. Rather, they say it's really more the timing that has raised concern.
Wednesday Connecticut OSHA was in and out of a medical office building on the campus of the UConn Health Center. Specifically it is running tests done in the first floor in the area of patient financial services where the unexpected deaths of two employees within a week have some co-workers worried.
"I think the fact the two deaths occurred so close in time made people worried for a very short of time that the building had something to do with it, but we really don't think it did," says Dr. Eileen Storey, director of UConn's Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
The section under scrutiny has its own heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, and there have been some ongoing symptoms.
"There have been some employees in that area with some respiratory symptoms, chronic cough and some sinusitis, and they are concerned the building is contributing to that," says Dr. Storey.
So now UConn Health Center is re-evaluating that part of the building from top to bottom.
"I think right now what we're trying to do is to see whether we've overlooked something that has to do with water incursion because people are describing a musty smell in their area."
UConn Health Center says the results of the tests done yesterday should be available in 10 to 14 days.
Typically poor journalism. No report as to whether these deaths were documented by physicians as "mysterious." Where's the ME on this? I don't mean it isn't disconcerting, I just mean it's lousy hournalism - not enough facts.
Hmmm...
Not enough information. One was 63 yrs old. No symptoms...who died first. They sat together and could have been friends. Maybe the older guy was distressed about his desk mate dying unexpectedly...had a heart attack.
You can see it if you are on I-84. Pretty big place.
"died within days of each other"
How many? What did they die of?
There would be no story if the writer were a good writer.
Great medical center - I had surgery at John Dempsey about 4 years ago, and their staff was wonderful.
I work nearby in Farmington and I hadn't heard anything of this. So many people work at UCHC that this could just be an unfortunate coincidence.