Bloomington, Ind.—
An unwanted guest has been spotted at a Southern Indiana hospital. Health officials confirmed Friday that bedbugs have been found at Bloomington Hospital.Officials discovered the tiny blood suckers in two patient rooms.
Experts tell us bedbugs are a health problem, but they do not carry disease.
It's how they make people feel psychologically, the cost to get rid of them and the general uncleanly perception people have about them, is why Bloomington Hospital is treating this as a priority.
Amanda Roach with Bloomington Hospital says they’re using heaters to kill the bugs and eggs and they're making sure patients who are leaving the hospital don't take them home.
"Before patients are discharged they will be given a visual inspection and a shower after that they get a clean gown and we're also heating their belongings to a temperature that would destroy bedbugs that might have been hidden in there."
The hospital does not have any restrictions and it is not limiting visitors.
Experts say it takes about 4 hours using heaters set at 118 degrees or higher to kill bedbugs.
They also says it's going to take the community coming together to get rid of the bedbug problem and so far, that has not happened in Bloomington.
