Jackson Hospital | Partners | Fall 2017

6 Jackson Hospital COMMUNITY Jackson Hospital recently added Tru-D Smart- UVC, a germ-eliminating UV disinfection robot, to its already stringent disinfection protocols to protect patients from serious and deadly hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). The hospital is the first in the River Region to offer this protection to its patients. Proactive protection Tru-D is one way Jackson Hospital is raising the bar when it comes to the level of care it provides to all patients. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion (CDC), in the U.S., one in 25 patients acquires an HAI while being treated, and 75,000 patients die during their hospitalizations each year. “The acquisition of Tru-D is an added layer of protec- tion that we will use to safeguard the well-being of our patients,” says Jackson Hospital President and CEO Joe Riley. “While we already implement stringent infection prevention protocols, having Tru-D added to our standard cleaning protocols will give our patients and staff peace of mind that our facility is safe and continually improving.” Easy, safe, convenient Tru-D, which generates UV light energy that modifies the DNA or RNA structure of an infectious cell, is the Jackson Hospital deploys PATIENT PROTECTION Tru-D SmartUVC protects patients from hospital- acquired infections only portable UV disinfection system on the market with Sensor360™ technology. The device’s patented technol- ogy calculates the amount of UVC energy needed to