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Q: Why is enhanced terminal room disinfection important to Tri-State Memorial Hospital? A: At Tri-State Memorial Hospital, our mission is, "Your Health Is Our First Priority." The addition of Tru-D SmartUVC fully embodies that mission by delivering the best in room disinfection for the safety of our patients and visitors. Recent studies and research have proven that the environment plays a role in the transmission of infectious diseases such as &GL MRSA, VRE, Ebola and more. In order to ensure our facility is safe and germ- free, Tri-State opted to adopt enhanced terminal room disinfection strategies to include Tru-D SmartUVC which will add to our already stringent cleaning processes to maintain as clean of an environment as we possibly can. Q: Why did Tri-State Memorial Hospital choose to invest in Tru-D SmartUVC? A: Tri-State Memorial Hospital is committed to providing the highest level of patient care possible. Adding Tru-D to our existing infection prevention protocols ensures we are taking every precaution possible to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections in our facility. Further, Tri-State Memorial Hospital continues to remain ahead of industry standards and emerging trends to implement cutting-edge technologies that will reduce infections and improve patient outcomes. Q:+RZGLG7UX'GLHUHQWLDWHLWVHOIIURPLWV competitors in the market? A: Tru-D is the only UV disinfection device validated by a CDC-funded, randomized clinical trial to reduce the spread of infections not only from patient to patient but throughout an entire health care facility. Tru-D's Sensor360 technology calculates the necessary UV dose needed to eliminate up to 99.9 percent of pathogens that can be left behind from manual cleaning and eliminates any chance of human error in the disinfection process. S E E T H E T R U - D I F F E R E N C E A T T R U - D . C O M ( 8 0 0 ) 7 7 4 - 5 7 9 9 Q: Does the addition of Tru-D impact your FXUUHQWZRUNȵRZSURFHVVHV" A:8QOLNHRWKHU89RHULQJV7UX'SURYLGHVWRWDO room disinfection from a single position in the room administering a single cycle of UVC energy. Meaning, we can guarantee that the entire room is disinfected with PLQLPDOLPSDFWRQZRUNȵRZDQGSURGXFWLYLW\7UX'KDV already proven to be an integral member of our EVS team without the need for additional full-time employees for its operation. Q: Where is Tri-State currently using the Tru-D robot in your facility? A: The Tru-D robot is now being used nightly in our operating suites as well as in all patient rooms and dialysis and wound care centers to help prevent and reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Since we are a smaller Critical Access Hospital, we are able to disinfect each of our four operating rooms every night and each in-patient and out-patient room on discharge while having little to no impact on room turnover time. As we continue to integrate Tru-D into our disinfection processes, we hope to be able to use the robot in other areas of the facility as well. Q: Do you believe UV disinfection will be an industry standard in the future? A: As more research is published validating UV GLVLQIHFWLRQLQFOXGLQJWKH&'&IXQGHG%HQHȴWVRI Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection (BETR-D) Study, we believe many other hospitals will take Tri-State Memorial's lead in investing in technology that proactively addresses the issue of hospital-acquired infections. 'LDQH/RVHWKb51&125 Surgery/Sterile Processing Director Tri-State Memorial Hospital & Medical Campus Clarkston, Washington Q&A with Diane Loseth, Tri-State Memorial Hospital A D V E R T O R I A L