Mould Crisis Deepens as Intensive Care Unit Shut, with Patients Moved

Mould crisis deepens as intensive care unit shut, with patients moved

Calvary Mater Newcastle hospital had to shut most of its ICU and three rooms in three wards due to slightly elevated levels of the mould aspergillus fumigatus.

Mould found in ICU of Calvary Mater Newcastle

There’s been an alarming development inside Newcastle’s Calvary Mater Hospital – with more vulnerable patients potentially put at risk. Staff have been warned mould has recently been detected in the Intensive Care Unit.