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We enter a hospital because we’re broken and expect to be fixed when we leave. Our expectations are fairly simple until we encounter surprises in a hospital unrelated to our initial health issues. MRSA, C. difficile, Tuberculosis, Influenza, Chickenpox, Measles, Smallpox, SARS, Coronavirus, Enterovirus, Legionellosis, Mumps, Whooping cough, Meningitis, Fungus, Bacteria, Aspergillus, Molds, etc. What do these have in common? They can be transmitted through airborne and direct contact routes in a healthcare facility. Why should healthcare facilities be concerned? Medicare/Medicaid will no longer cover the cost of patient readmission. Hospitals must report MRSA and C. diff infection/readmission rates beginning in 2016 and will be financially penalized if reported rates exceed predicted rates. Hospital performance will be publicized and rated. “The worst performing hospitals this year will risk more than 5 percent of their regular budget.” 12/2014 Kaiser Health News What steps are commonly taken to minimize/reduce infection rates? Manual cleaning of surfaces in patient rooms, operating rooms, ICUs, etc. Roll-in UV disinfection equipment to additionally sanitize surfaces. What happens after surface cleaning and why isn’t it more effective? Because many healthcare facilities are missing an important piece of the puzzle… airborne and surface recontamination through the air handling system. Air handling systems are the greatest reservoir of harmful pathogens in any facility and are continuously recirculating air throughout the spaces. How can IAQS/Genesis Air reduce infection rates and financial risk? IAQS is a PCO (photo catalytic oxidation) oxidation/destruction technology installed into your air handling system. It will oxidize/destroy harmful organic airborne contaminants and VOCs (volatile organic contaminants) as they travel through your air handlers. Resulting in reduction of surface recontamination and airborne diseases. This is an oxidation/destruction technology; not a “capture” or filtration system. Hospitals equipped with IAQS in their critical care units (ORs, ERs, ICUs, etc.) when compared nationally exhibit nearly 40% reduction in reported cases of MRSA. (IAQS units in a single pass application have a removal rate of 99.9% for MRSA) Other areas of importance in hospitals (commonly overlooked) are: waiting rooms, exam rooms, patient rooms, hallways, lunch rooms, locker rooms, offices, etc. How much could the infection rates be reduced if IAQS were installed into every air handler? But we’re using 99.97% HEPA filtration in our critical care areas and HEPAs are designed to capture the airborne pathogens. In studies by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory “Viral Penetration of High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filters” (report available upon request) they’ve made the following statements: “Data presented in this report conclusively prove that viable viruses can penetrate HEPA filters.” “Hence, given an appropriate challenge, penetration is a mathematical certainty.” “Therefore we can predict that penetration occurs instantaneously. This may be surprising to some but HEPA filters are an “open system” that contains holes.” “Viruses are simply particulate matter that will penetrate HEPA filters with the same efficiency as inert aerosols.” In another study, 34 certified 99.97% HEPA filters from various manufacturers with new housings/gasketing were tested. Of those 34 HEPA filters tested only 12 HEPAs passed the 99.97% reduction rate (report available upon request).
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IAQS is currently installed in many healthcare facilities Partial list of healthcare installations:
Hospitals, Labs & Cleanrooms Abbot Labs; North Chicago, IL Adventist Health System; Altamonte Springs, FL Advocate Bromenn Medical Center; Normal, IL Advocate Illinois Medical Center; Chicago, IL Altamonte Lab; Orlando, FL Amerisource; Orlando, FL Analytical Food Labs; Grand Prairie, TX Arkansas Children’s Hospital; Little Rock, AR Arcpoint Labs; Altamonte Springs, FL Atlanta Medical Center; Atlanta, GA Baylor Medical Invetro Clinic; Dallas, TX Bethesda Memorial Hospital (Hospital East); St. Paul, MN Bon Secours - St Francis Hospital; Charleston, SC Brookwood Medical Center; Birmingham, AL Bromenn Hospital, TB Lab; Peoria, IL Citrus Memorial Hospital; Inverness, FL Citizens Medical Center; Colby, KS CMC Environmental; Westchester, PA Conroe Regional Medical Center; Conroe, TX Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center; Houston, TX Deaconess IVF Center; Boston, MA Del Ray Medical Center; Del Ray, FL Everett Clinic Gunderson Building; Everett, WI Faith Regional Medical Center; Norfolk, NE First State Surgery Center; Wilmington, DE Florida Hospital Kissimmee; Kissimmee, FL Florida Hospital Orlando, Orlando, FL Forbes Regional Hospital ER; Pittsburgh, PA Fort Smith Health Care Center; Yellow Knife, CAN Fountain Valley Regional Hospital; Fountain Valley, CA Gateway Health Center; Laredo, TX Gothenburg Memorial Hospital; Gothenburg, NE Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center; Lacrosse, WI Gunderson Lutheran Critical Care; Lacrosse, WI Hancock Health Center; Round Rock, TX Hay River Health & Social Services Authority; Hay River, CAN Hilton Head Medical Center; Hilton Head, SC Indiana Regional Medical Center; Indiana, PA Industrial Scientific; Pittsburgh, PA Integrated Cancer Center; El Paso, TX John Muir Medical Center Concord Campus; Concord, CA John Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek Campus; Walnut, CA Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center; Brooklyn, NY Koch Cordis Class 100 Cleanroom; Juarez, MEX Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (FKA: Lahey Clinic Hospital); Boston, MA Las Cruces Surgical Center; Las Cruces, NM Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s Office; Lubbock, TX MD Anderson Cancer Research Center; Bastrop, TX MD Anderson Pavilion; Houston, TX Mid-Michigan Medical Center; Midland, MI
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital; New Albany, OH New York Presbyterian Hospital - (Weil Cornell Medical Center); New York, NY Northeast Alabama Medical Center; Anniston, AL Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center (FKA: Presbyterian Hospital); Charleston, NC NMS Labs; Willow Grove, PA Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center; Palm Beach, FL Park Plaza Medical Center; Houston, TX Portsmouth Regional Hospital; Portsmouth, NH Providence Memorial; El Paso, TX Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus; Everett, WA Rincon Health Center; Rincon, PR Sarasota Memorial Hospital; Fort Meyers, FL Scott & White Hospital-College Station; College Station, TX Scott & White Hospital-Round Rock; Round Rock, TX Scott & White Hospital-Temple; Temple, TX Sierra Medical Center; El Paso, TX Sirraj Hospital; Malaysia Southwest Eye Care; Mankato, MN St Anthony's Hospital; St. Petersburg, FL St Christopher’s Hospital for Children; Philadelphia, PA St David's Round Rock Medical Center; Round Rock, TX St Joseph Mercy Hospital Oakland; Oakland, MI St Joseph Hospital; Tampa, FL St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage/CHI; Houston, TX St Luke's Health Springwoods/CHI; Spring, TX Stanford Hospital OLD; Stanford, CA Stanford Hospital RAF; Stanford, CA Stanford Hospital New; Stanford, CA Stamford Bennett Cancer Center; Stamford, CT Taloyoak Health Center; Saint-Catherine, CAN Taylor Station Surgery Suite; Columbus, OH TEC Kemp Gunderson; Everett, WA Terrebonne General Medical Center; Houma, LA Texas Tech University Health Science Center; El Paso, TX Texas Tech University Health Science Center; Lubbock, TX The Everett Clinic (Gunderson Building); Everett, WA The Nebraska Medical Center; Omaha, NE The Nebraska Medical Center Admin Building; Omaha, KY UI Labs; Chicago, IL University of Alabama Medical Center; Birmingham, AL University of Louisville Hospital Pharmacy; Louisville, KY UF Health Shands Hospital (FKA: Shands at the University of Florida); Gainesville, FL University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston; Galveston, TX Wellstar Douglas Hospital (Labor and Delivery); Douglasville, GA West Boca Medical Center; Boca Raton, FL West Virginia University Hospital (Ruby Memorial); Morgantown, WV William P Clements Jr. University Hospital (UTSW); Dallas, TX Women's Hospital, Orlando Florida (Florida Hospital); West Palm Beach, FL
