When implementing a UVC disinfection program, communication is key among all stakeholders including environmental services, nursing, bed control and infection prevention. Get everyone involved, and ensure there is a multidisciplinary team on both the hospital side and the device manufacturer’s side. It is also critical to communicate to your patients

In order for a UVC disinfection program to be successful, several steps and initiatives must be taken to ensure a facility maximizes its investment in providing a clean and safe environment. Alice Brewer, MPH, CIC, Clinical Affairs Director for Tru-D SmartUVC, shares with Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare several critical

Using grant funds, CHI Health was able to purchase four UVC disinfection robots to help keep the facility clean and germ-free for patients and staff. “It can go above and beyond anything that we can do as humans and very, very quickly,” CHI Health Lakeside infection preventionist Mariah Gesink said.

The first UVC disinfection was introduced to the market in 2007. Since that time, prestigious hospitals and health care systems across the U.S. have invested in the technology, including Duke University, the University of Wisconsin, Vanderbilt University, many VA hospitals and more. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also

Tru-D is the latest addition to the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s environmental services team as a final layer of defense to combat infections in operating rooms. “The Tru-D robots are designed to augment hospitals’ cleaning and disinfecting protocols. Often normal cleaning and disinfection may leave behind some residual contamination.