UVC: The Right Tool for Cleaning Professionals - May 24, 2016

Each year healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) affect thousands of lives and cost healthcare systems billions of dollars. Proper cleaning and disinfection in healthcare environments are the key component in preventing the spread of infection and disease. However, in a 2012 environmental services report by UMF Corp states "many hospitals have found housekeeping an easy means of budget cutting, leaving housekeepers to simply dump trash and move on to the next room" and that "environmental services departments are, on average, short by five to nine full-time employees." 

In addition, according to InfectionControl.tips, "the front line-workers charged with this main role remain the lowest paid and least educated worker group in the hospital." Infection control in facilities should be important to every employee, from top executives to front-line workers. By giving healthcare environmental service workers the proper education, tools, and resources on prevention and transmission of disease they will have the best practices to keep patients safe. 

UVC Cleaning Systems provides the proper, and effective tools for environmental service workers to help aid in infection control. We have insured that our devices are extremely easy to use and are an extra layer of infection prevention.  Our products are no-touch and easy to use, which allows for simple operations that minimize confusion and ensures a safe, fast, and effective UVC treatment to protect your patients and healthcare workers. 

Shift Workers Beware of Infections Risk!

In todays age, people are working around the clock, literally. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics roughly 7 million Americans work the night shift. With such a large nocturnal population, people should be aware of the additional susceptibility to the risk of infection. A new study published by the University of Cambridge found that the body clock affected the ability of viruses to replicate and speed between cells.

Infectious Disease Mortality Rates Have Flat Lined Since The 1950s - December 9, 2016

When mentioning the topic of infectious diseases and how they have affected the population over the last century, most people would be surprised to learn that the number of deaths caused by infectious disease is similar today to the number it was 60 years ago. According to a report recently published in the journal of the American Medical Association, infectious disease accounted for 5.4 percent of deaths from

C. diff Infections Cause Patient Cost and Mortality to Double

A recent study published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology examined the impact that C. diff infections have on the patient population. Utilizing data from a population-based cohort study among US adults, researchers found that that each year c. diff infections nearly double the patient cost and mortality chances.
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