Baptist Health says they are using various enhanced cleaning and disinfecting measures, including the latest virus and bacteria killing technology.
According to Baptist Health officials, by next month all Baptist Health hospitals will be set up with two tools to provide the latest disinfecting technology: The Clorox Total 360 Electrostatic Sprayer System, and the Clorox Optimum-UV Enlight System.
The Clorox Total 360 system is a high-level electrostatic spraying unit that is able to spray disinfectant to provide 360 degree coverage of every surface within a room. Officials say the system kills 99.9 percent of bacteria, and cold and flu viruses along with SARS-CoV-2, the strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Baptist Health Paducah has also been using ultraviolet light (UV-C) to disinfect since 2016. The Clorox Optimum-UV Enlight System is able to delivers a dose of short-wavelength UV-C that kills pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2.
Once a patient has been discharged, an Environmental Services staff member will position the system in the room, leave the room and shut the door, then activate the system via an iPad. A typical room takes approximately three five-minute sessions to fully disinfect.
Hospital staff have also increased the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting. They are also adhering to heightened FDA protocols for food services within their health facilities.
