hospital disinfectant News
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CDC Issues New Guidance For Use of EPA-Registered Disifectants in Environmental Control of Candida auris for U.S. Healthcare Facilities
On February 17, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance revising its recommendation regarding controlling Candida auris (C. auris) infections in U.S. healthcare facilities. The CDC guidance now recommends a “thorough daily and terminal cleaning and disinfection” of patient rooms in which ...
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EPA posts antimicrobial testing program on web page
EPA posted an Antimicrobial Testing Program (ATP) web page to inform the public of post-registration efficacy test results of disinfectant products on the market for use in hospitals and other public health facilities. EPA conducts post-registration testing of public health antimicrobial products to ensure that marketed products are effective against target microorganisms when used according to ...
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Henry Mayo Hospital Takes Proactive Approach to Disinfect Rooms and Prevent Infections
The Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital has long been recognized as one of the leading hospitals and trauma centers in California. The 238-bed, not-for-profit facility provides critical life-saving services and specialized care for thousands of patients each year. In their ongoing mission to provide the best healthcare services to their patients, the hospital has recently deployed the ...
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ONSLAUGHT Disinfectant from Bad Axe Restoration Products Approved for Use in Fight against the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
With over 800,000 people across the globe, including approximately 170,000 residents of the United States, known to be infected with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the pandemic has tragically already resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people. It has also cost untold trillions of dollars to world economies as schools, universities, transportation services, businesses and ...
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Presbyterian Hospital Unveils New Technology from UVDI to Disinfect Rooms and Prevent Infections
Presbyterian Hospital is the largest acute care center in New Mexico and the first in Albuquerque to deploy the V-360° Room Sanitizer. The V-360° Room Sanitizer generates high intensity UV energy and quickly disinfects surfaces contaminated with viruses, bacteria and fungal spores, including superbugs that cause illness and infection. In their ongoing mission to provide the best ...
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Proven Solutions to Disinfect Hospital HVAC Coils
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are infections caused by a wide variety of common and unusual bacteria, fungi, and viruses during the course of receiving medical care. Medical advances have brought lifesaving care to patients in need, yet many of those advances come with a risk of HAI. These infections related to ...
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Glutaraldehyde in the hospital environment
Glutaraldehyde isfound in the hospital environment at higher concentrations than those to which the general population is exposed. It's possible adverse health effects are therefore very important to those working in certain parts of hospitals and to patients whose health status may be compromised. The compound is an irritant and can cause sensitisation Glutaraldehyde is a colourless liquid ...
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Medical Center Health System Selects UVDI’s UV Surface Disinfection Technology
Founded over 60 years ago, Medical Center Health System has grown from one facility into a family of healthcare providers delivering a broad range of advanced medical services to the people of Odessa, Texas and the surrounding 17 counties of the Permian Basin. Medical Center Hospital (MCH), a 402-bed regional medical center, currently serves over 100,000 patients each year. Recently, Medical ...
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Medical Center Health System Selects UVDI’s UV Surface Disinfection Technology
Founded over 60 years ago, Medical Center Health System has grown from one facility into a family of healthcare providers delivering a broad range of advanced medical services to the people of Odessa, Texas and the surrounding 17 counties of the Permian Basin. Medical Center Hospital (MCH), a 402-bed regional medical center, currently serves over 100,000 patients each year. Recently, Medical ...
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UVDI Introduces UVDI MED to Healthcare and Infection Control Professionals
UVDI, a leading provider of ultraviolet (UV) disinfection and molecular filtration technologies, today announced the development of a dedicated medical products brand. UVDI MED products are designed and engineered specifically for the healthcare industry. The new brand joins the company’s existing ALTRU-V and Sparks Technology brands. UVDI is an established supplier to global medical ...
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UVDI & Clorox Healthcare Announce Partnership for Comprehensive Approach to Environmental Disinfection
UltraViolet Devices, Inc. (UVDI) and Clorox Healthcare share a deep commitment to public health and a mission to help protect patients and reduce illnesses caused by healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This month, the two companies entered a partnership designed to deliver an even more comprehensive surface disinfection solution. Known for their innovative line of disinfectants, Clorox ...
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UVD Robots Selected by Global Facility Management Company ISS
Today, Blue Ocean Robotics the manufacturer of UVD Robots for autonomous UV-C disinfection announced that it was selected by ISS World Services, one of the world’s leading global workplace experience and facility management companies, to provide autonomous robots for disinfection as part of ISS’ global offering. The agreement allows ISS to offer hospital-grade disinfection to its ...
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EPA Issues Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Orders to Amazon and eBay for Unregistered and Misbranded Pesticides and Devices, Including Products with Claims Related to COVID-19
On June 11, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a press release that it issued stop sale, use, or removal orders (SSURO) to Amazon.com Services LLC (Amazon) and eBay, Inc. (eBay) for selling certain pesticide products that EPA claims are unregistered, misbranded, or restricted-use pesticides, and pesticide devices that EPA asserts make false or misleading claims. ...
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Lincoln County Medical Center Takes Proactive Approach to Room Disinfection
Lincoln County Medical Center (LCMC) has taken a proactive approach to continually enhance the facility’s environmental health program. Their latest step in this ongoing effort is the deployment of mobile ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) technology to disinfect the medical center’s indoor environment. The V-360° Room Sanitizer, designed and manufactured by ...
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CDC Reports that CRE are a Nightmare Bacteria in Healthcare Environments
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, also known as CRE, are a family of germs that are difficult to treat because they have high levels of resistance to antibiotics. According to new figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 4% of acute care hospitals and 18% of long-term acute care hospitals in the United States reported at least one case of CRE ...
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CMS Close to Beginning Hospital Infection Control Inspections
According to recent reports, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are currently finalizing their hospital control survey. Once complete, the CMS is expected to conduct hospital infection control inspections in the near future. Some in the industry see these actions as a likely prelude to forthcoming regulations meant to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). ...
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USA Today Exposes Insufficient Efforts to Stop the Deadly Bacteria Known as C. diff
This month, USA Today ran a major article entitled, “Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff”. The publication’s investigation into this pathogenic bacterium, officially known as Clostridium difficile, found that it is linked to more than 30,000 deaths each year in the United States. These figures are approximately double those of federal estimates. The ...
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Microbial Migration in a Clinical Setting
If someone is admitted to hospital with an infectious disease there is always a risk that disease can spread. MRSA and viruses like it can, if left unchecked, infect entire hospital wards at an alarming rate leaving those recovering from other conditions or operations weak and vulnerable. Because hospitals can’t ever be closed environments, controlling the flow of potentially harmful ...
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New Mini UVC Disinfection Robot Scales Up The Fight Against Viruses
The new mini™ UVC disinfection robot, jointly developed by BlueBotics and Engmotion, is a robust, industry-proven solution that disinfects as programmed every time. Based on proven mobile robot and UVC lamp technologies the mini™ UVC, jointly developed by BlueBotics and Engmotion, can be used alone or in a connected fleet to autonomously disinfect hospitals and other public buildings ...
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UVD Robots Deploys Robot #200 donated by The European Commission to European hospitals
In the last couple of years, the corona virus has caused a huge impact all across Europe. UVD Robots and Blue Ocean Robotics - the manufacturer of the autonomous disinfecting robot equipped with UV-C light - was selected by the European Commission, as a supplier for its autonomous disinfection robots to European Union hospitals in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 known as Coronavirus. Each year ...
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