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f it were up to her staff, they'd unleash a
whole-room-disinfection robot in every
room after every case. "But unfortunate-
ly, we don't have that luxury," says Terry Burger, MBA, BSN,
RN, NE-BC, CIC, FAPIC, who oversees infection control and
prevention for the 7-hospital Lehigh Valley (Pa.) Health Network. "We
don't have enough machines or enough time in the day."
You'd like to be able to make sure every square inch of your facili-
ty is disinfected and pathogen-free. But as adjuncts to standard
cleaning regimens, even the newest technologies need time, space
Jim Burger
Senior Editor
When
time
and
resources
are
limited,
efficiency
is
the
key.
5 Strategies for
Whole-Room Disinfection
• SPORES ILLUMINATED Disinfecting rooms that have been exposed to Clostridium difficile is the top priority for the Lehigh
Valley (Pa.) Health Network.
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Valley
Health
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