Tru-D is the latest addition to the EVS team at St. Joseph’s Candler in Georgia. “Every surface that the Tru-D light touches has the ability to kill any spores and bacteria that remain on those surfaces,” says Gina Snead, manager of environmental services at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Both St. Joseph’s

Thanks to the generosity of the Lake Charles community, CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital recently added Tru-D SmartUVC to its already stringent list of disinfection protocols aimed at protecting patients from germs and pathogens. Local attorney Ron Richard is a supporter of the CHRISTUS Ochsner Southwestern Louisiana Foundation and generously

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.