The study was conducted over 30 months with more than 100,000 patient-days. Following implementation of advanced air purification technology, HAIs at St. Mary’s went from an average of 11.9/1,000 patient-days to an average of 6.6/1000 patient-days — a 45% reduction.
Proper air distribution is very important in critical facilities because it contributes positively to the healing environment for patients and enhances the wellness and workplace quality of the staff.
One new technology-based solution is a disinfecting robot, such as the Nimbus, by Nevoa Inc. disinfecting robots use a proprietary fogging system to disinfect the whole patient room at once.