Tru-D is the newest member of the environmental services team at Jennings American Legion Hospital. “Tru-D stands for total room ultraviolet disinfection,” said Infection Preventionist Phyllis Theriot. Jennings American Legion Hospital is the first in the Jennings, Louisiana, area to acquire Tru-D. The device works by flooding a room with UVC light

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Rush Memorial Hospital recently added Tru-D SmartUVC to its already stringent list of disinfection protocols aimed at protecting patients from serious hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). “The acquisition of this technology is simply another way that we’re working to safeguard the well-being of every single patient who walks through our doors and

Healthcare Hygiene Magazine recently spoke with William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH, CIC, the associate chief medical officer for the UNC Medical Center; medical director of the Departments of Hospital Epidemiology and Occupational Health Service; and director of the North Carolina Statewide Infection Control Program (SPICE), about the role that automated

As of January 29, 2020, nearly 6,000 cases of coronavirus have been detected around China, including Hong Kong and Macao, and other countries such as Japan, South Korea, the U.S. and Thailand. At least 106 deaths have been confirmed in China, with more than 5,974 people infected. Five patients in