A new continuing education course from PDI and Tru-D SmartUVC, HAI Reduction Strategies: Advocating for Capital Equipment, addresses the budgeting process around capital equipment, evidence of technology reducing HAIs, as well as the steps to engage key stakeholders and leverage finance to support the long-term benefit of capital equipment purchases. Alice Brewer,

South Florida Baptist Hospital’s germ-killing Tru-D device now has a partner and new companion! Trudi is the nickname for the facility’s Tru-D SmartUVC disinfection robot. The hospital had one Trudi until several weeks ago when another Trudi was added. The Trudis use ultraviolet energy to attack infectious cells so they cannot reproduce. The Environmental Services

Prestigious health care facilities and systems throughout the U.S. including BayCare, Providence, Scripps, the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network and many others have invested in UVC disinfection to ensure a clean and germ-free environment for both patients and staff. After implementing and completing a successful pilot program at Providence St. Peter,

Winona Health in Winona, Minnesota, has a new member of its EVS team – the Tru-D UVC disinfection robot. Angela Bronk, EVS administrative assistant and part of the team, agreed that the Tru-D device is a “solid contributor and a real team player. The Tru-D robot is good at getting into the

No single approach can completely eliminate the environment of germs and pathogens. That’s why hospitals need multiple layers of defense – an approach known as “layering” or “bundling”— that combines manual cleaning together with enhanced terminal room disinfection to ensure the highest level of cleanliness. The Tru-D device’s patented Sensor360® technology calculates