ST. PETE STRONG
Molina said that there is one thing that
cannot be done enough to prevent the
spread of disease: Wash your hands.
“Keep your hands clean and away from
your nose and mouth,” said Molina, who
for 18 years and is the president of the
local Bay Area Infection Control group
(BAPIC). “I will continue to wear or have
a mask on me in public for a long while.
The mask helps to prevent me from
spreading any germs to others and it
stops me from touching my face and
infecting myself.”
While the infection control team
has worked to keep team members
informed on the coronavirus pandemic,
the environmental services team, led by manager Holly Gregory, has
strived to keep the hospital campus as clean as possible.
“The team has worked on every shift to ensure that our rooms and
common areas are safe for our patients,” said Smith, St. Anthony’s
president. “They are using hydrogen peroxide wipes and other
cleaning tools to promote sanitary conditions. Another tool being
used is an ultraviolet robot that neutralizes pathogens. It’s one
deterrent that our team and teams across BayCare are using in the
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mobile, automated UV disinfection
system that BayCare hospitals use
to completely clean patient areas. It
works by generating UV light energy
an infectious cell so that it cannot
reproduce, and a cell that cannot
reproduce cannot colonize and thus
harm patients.
There are 31 Tru-D units across the
BayCare system. The technology allows
patient environments, including ICUs,
patient rooms, surgery suites and the emergency room – killing
bacteria – even COVID-19) that can compromise patient outcomes.
Tru-D is an intuitive system designed to complement a hospital’s
comprehensive cleaning and disinfection program.
“We work to provide compassionate care for our patients at St.
Anthony’s and throughout BayCare,” Smith said. “We want our
community to know that we are working diligently to ensure their
safety when they come to our hospital.”
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