Fire Reveals Mold in Healthcare Facility Reducing Loss of Use and Operational Expense

With ACR’s Jim O’Callaghan and Subject Matter Expert Bob Smolka

Jim O’Callaghan founded ACR in 1986 with partner Mike Pohl. They created an overall business promise to reduce loss of use and operational expense for clients who have suffered property damage. For more than 30 years, Jim has become a recognized restoration industry leader in preparation and planning for business continuity.

Bob Smolka, CMR is Production Manager for ACR and is an expert in mold remediation. His experience, spanning over 25 years, as well as intensive restoration education, bring an advantage that helps clients maintain operational continuity.

This Case Study profiles this health care

facility in which a fire revealed

extensive mold.

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Roofing repair caused an accidental fire directly below in the laundry room of this health care facility. Initial inspection showed damage one would expect from a fire of this kind. There was fire and smoke plus the water needed for firefighting.

Challenge 1:

How can we keep this facility open and operating while water mitigation and fire restoration take place?

But as cleanup efforts began, it became clear that suspected microbial issues need to be investigated further and testing was performed by an independent, third-party industrial hygienist. Results conclusively indicated mold.

Challenge 2:

Now knowing mold is present in large quantities, new risks arise:

• Residents may be moved out • Staff may quit • PR could blow up quickly • May affect licensing, ADA compliance

So a hard containment system was created offsite and installed at the scene quickly. This protects from cross-contamination, noise, mess and prying eyes, plus affords safety for residents, staff and visitors.

Inside containment

Inside containment Outside containment

ADA-Compliant hall width

Inside containment, work was able to proceed removing the affected materials, which quickly revealed the mold problem

was more extensive than anticipated, and showed growth took place over a period of years.

An extraordinary level of clean was accomplished, and after passing industrial hygienist clearance testing on first attempt, replacing drywall, etc. begins.

Outcome:

Pre-loss condition regained and pre-existing environmental hazard mitigated with:

• Zero resident relocation • Zero staff attrition • No negative PR whatsoever • Licensing, ADA compliance protected

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