"Our motto at Newton Medical Center is to protect and defend – this includes patients' health, safety and happiness," said John Spielman, environmental services manager at Newton Medical Center. "The addition of the Optimum-UV® devices provides an extra layer of protection against healthcare-associated infections and ensures that we are providing the safest environment possible for our patients."

After standard manual cleaning and disinfecting procedures, the lightweight device can disinfect areas within an 8-foot radius in just five minutes. NMC uses the UV systems to clean operating rooms, patient and isolation rooms, critical care unit (CCU) rooms and the catheterization laboratory. They even utilize the systems to clean emergency rooms and areas of the imaging department during high-risk periods such as flu season. In a typical patient room, the device is placed on both sides of the patient bed and turned on for five minutes in each position. It's also placed in the patient bathroom for another five-minute cycle. A similar process is followed for the CCU. The systems also track device usage across rooms and locations throughout the hospital.

"We find the Clorox Healthcare® Optimum-UV® Systems to be an effective and easy-to-use solution," added Spielman. "We originally implemented two UV systems, but almost immediately, teams throughout the hospital wanted to use them. The demand grew so high that we chose to invest in two more, totaling to four devices."

For more information about Newton Medical's commitment to patient safety, visit https://www.newtonmed.com/, or to learn more about the Clorox Healthcare® Optimum-UV® System, visit www.CloroxHealthcare.com.