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Patient safety is a top priority at Wyandot Memorial Hospital, where recently purchased technology supports the extra precautions incorporated during the pandemic.
Luke Gillig, director of environmental and dietary services (from left), shows one of the new ultraviolet sanitizers at WMH, and Rachael DuMonte, patient registration supervisor, displays both a pediatric and adult temperature screening kiosk.
Wyandot Memorial Hospital channeled some federal pandemic-related funds it received to purchase two room sanitizers and four screening kiosks for improved patient safety.
The room sanitizer towers use ultraviolet-C radiation, which has been safely and effectively used for decades to reduce the spread of bacteria, viruses and mold. In the case of the novel coronavirus, UV-C has been shown to destroy the outer protein coating and lead to inactivation of the virus in just five minutes.
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