Coronavirus
Technology Solutions
U.S. Herd
Immunity
Sometime This
Summer
Skanska Installs
MERV 13 Filters
and Ionizers
McCarthy
Holdings also
Installs MERV 13
Filters
Unions Can Raise
the Bar Above
Minimum
Standards
Lydall CEO
Predicts Strong
Mask and Filter
Demand Through
2022
Will HHS 25
Million Mask
Purchase be
Similar to
500
Million N95
Respirator
Purchase
Dony Setting Up
Supply Chains
for Public Masks
in the U.S. and
Europe
SinglePoint
Completes
Acquisition of
Box PureAir
$130 Billion for
Schools in New
Plan Includes $6
Billion for
Masks
PathO3Gen Foot
Sanitizer
Protects
Cleanrooms,
Assisted Living
Facilities, and
Hospitals
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U.S. Herd
Immunity
Sometime This
Summer
The pace of
Covid-19 vaccine
administration
in the US
continues to
improve, each
day bringing the
country closer
to herd immunity
- the point at
which enough
people are
protected
against a
disease that it
cannot spread.
This week,
President Joe
Biden said that
the US will have
enough vaccine
for every adult
by the end of
May, and a CNN
analysis of
federal data
shows that herd
immunity is
likely not far
behind.
At the current
pace of about 2
million shots
per day - the
latest seven-day
average of doses
administered
reported by the
US Centers for
Disease Control
and Prevention -
the US could
reach herd
immunity by
summer through
vaccinations
alone. It will
likely be even
sooner, if
factoring in
individuals who
may have some
natural immunity
due to prior
infection.
Herd immunity
thresholds for
Covid-19 are
only estimates
at this point.
But experts
generally agree
that somewhere
between 70% and
85% of the
population must
be protected to
suppress the
spread, a range
that Dr. Anthony
Fauci, director
of the National
Institute of
Allergy and
Infectious
Diseases has
recently cited.
But the US Food
and Drug
Administration
recently
authorized the
Johnson &
Johnson's
one-dose vaccine
for emergency
use, and the
company has
promised to
deliver 100
million doses to
the US in the
first half of
the year.
At the current
pace of about 2
million doses
per day,
including 100
million doses of
the single-shot
Johnson &
Johnson vaccine,
70% of the US
population could
be fully
vaccinated
around the end
of July and 85%
by
mid-September,
according to a
CNN analysis.
The CDC
estimates that
more than a
quarter of the
population may
have been
infected by
Covid-19,
bumping the
share of the
population
already
protected up to
nearly a third.
Assuming there's
no overlap
between people
with natural
immunity and
those protected
through
vaccination,
herd immunity
could be reached
as early as
June.
Skanska Installs
MERV 13 Filters
and Ionizers
Skanska USA's
new
17,000-square-foot
Portland,
Oregon, office
is an example of
how
post-pandemic
workplace design
can help protect
the health of
employees but
still retain the
features that
make working
together in the
right location a
big draw.
Skanska started
construction on
the space in
fall 2019 and
completed the
work in April
2020. The space
is designed for
80 people, with
67 dedicated
workstations and
11 flexible
ones, according
to Joe
Schneider,
Skanska USA
senior vice
president, but
he added only 10
to 15 people are
working there
daily.
Other design
features of the
Portland office
include:
McCarthy
Holdings also
Installs MERV 13
Filters
Another company
that recently
finished
building out new
office space is
McCarthy
Holdings, which
includes
McCarthy
Building
Cos. The St.
Louis-based
company left its
headquarters of
50 years and
relocated to the
second and third
floors of a
building
originally
constructed for
AT&T.
With the new
headquarters
comes an
additional
30,000 square
feet, a central
staircase
connecting its
two floors;
conference and
training
facilities; flex
space for easy
collaboration;
amenities such
as a fitness
center and cafe;
and
state-of-the-art
technology that
will allow
clients and
project teams to
experience an
immersive view
of projects,
McCarthy said.
Like Skanska,
McCarthy also
included
features focused
on keeping
employees safe
during the
pandemic. They
include:
Unions Can Raise
the Bar Above
Minimum
Standards
Teachers Unions
want more than
the minimum air
quality.
Building trade
unions can
understand ways
to reach more
than the
minimum.
Together they
will be an
influence and
need to be
contacted by
suppliers of
clean air
products.
“We’re not in a
bubble,” said
Rudy Gonzalez, a
spokesperson for
the San
Francisco
building trades.
“The majority of
school district
unions are
regional, and
some work in
multiple school
districts, as
well as various
aspects of the
private sector,
so we have
perspectives on
what’s happening
elsewhere and in
other
industries. This
gives us an
edge, and
knowledge.”
·
Gonzalez pointed
to the
Stationary
Engineers union
as an example,
which has
members who work
professionally
to install
ventilation
units. These
workers can seek
out reputable
industry advice,
Gonzalez said,
regardless of
whether it’s yet
been adopted by
local regulatory
bodies. In
mid-December,
the demands the
San Francisco
unions called
for included
MERV 13 filters
with five air
changes per hour
in every
classroom, and
compliance with
ventilation guidance promoted
by the American
Society of
Heating,
Refrigerating,
and
Air-Conditioning
Engineers, or
ASHRAE, in
unoccupied
buildings. The
ASHRAE
guidelines were
later endorsed
by California in
its updated
Covid-19
guidance released
January 14.
·
“People seem
hyperfocused
when what we ask
for is not
directly in sync
with state
guidance,” said
Gonzalez. “But
if labor leaders
only ever agreed
to the minimum
safety
standards, well,
there would be
more dead
workers on our
rolls every
year.”
Lydall CEO
Predicts Strong
Mask and Filter
Demand Through
2022
Lydall CEO
Sara Greenstein
on Friday told
CNBC’s Jim
Cramer that the
company is
working with the
Biden White
House to help
replenish the
national
stockpile of
personal
protection
equipment, and
she expects
demand for
specialty
filtration
products to be
greater beyond
the pandemic.
The Manchester,
Connecticut-based
company makes
specialty
filtration
material that is
used in N95
respirators and
surgical masks,
items that are
especially
critical for
health-care and
frontline
workers during a
health crisis.
Greenstein said
in a “Mad
Money”
interview that
President Joe
Biden’s
administration
is “actively
pursuing
efforts” to
build a
strategic
stockpile.
As part of his
first actions
after taking
office last
month, President
Joe Biden
invoked the
Defense
Production Act
to bolster
supply chains
for PPE to
refill U.S.
inventories.
Lydall last
summer received
a $13.5 million
federal contract
under the
previous
administration
to increase
domestic
production of
meltblown air
filtration
media, a fabric
component in N95
respirators
that’s made to
shield germs.
The company
expanded
capacity to meet
demand for
materials, with
one line up and
running at full
production and
sold out “for
the foreseeable
future,”
Greenstein said.
Two more lines
are expected to
be up and
running by the
third quarter,
she said.
address
The increased
production
allows Lydall to
make enough
material for 140
million N95
masks each
month, up from
about 21 million
per month
roughly a year
ago. The company
has said the
U.S. will need
about 2 billion
respirators per
year. Demand for
surgical masks
and other
consumer masks
are expected to
remain elevated
beyond the
pandemic.
“We fully
anticipate that
national
stockpiles
around the
globe, including
here in the
U.S., will need
to rebuild and
replenished,
which is why we
expect strong
demand for
well-made PPE
through at least
the end of
2022,”
Greenstein said.
Lydall is also a
supplier of
thermal and
acoustical
products,
including for
buildings and
auto end
markets. The
$622 million
company, which
has been around
for 150 years,
reported $764
million of
revenue in 2020,
a nearly 9%
decline from the
year prior.
Making supplies
for PPE has been
Lydall’s main
focus the past
year, but indoor
and outdoor air
quality products
will be a big
driver of
business
post-pandemic,
as it was prior
to Covid-19.
Specialty
filtration is an
important
component for
the expanding
indoor air
quality market
and a shift to
higher
efficiency
filtration is
only expected to
accelerate if
new and stricter
standards are
put in place
around the
world,
Greenstein said.
As companies
bring employees
back into the
office, it will
create an
estimated $3
billion market
alone,
Greenstein said,
adding that
another $15
billion market
will emerge as
buildings are
brought up to
new codes going
into place.
“The demand for
higher-performing
specialty
filtration
solutions will
dwarf the demand
that we’re
seeing today for
PPE,” she said.
Prior to the
coronavirus
pandemic,
Lydall’s
revenues grew
double digits in
2017 and 2018
before rising
6.6% to $837.40
million in 2019.
The company
reported net
income of more
than $70 million
the past two
years, though it
was posting net
income of at
least $20
million going
back to 2014.
Lydall shares
rose 4% Friday
to $34.83 at the
close. The stock
is up 16%
through the
first two months
of the year,
extending its
gains after
rising 46% last
year.
Will HHS 25
Million Mask
Purchase be
Similar to
500
Million N95
Respirator
Purchase
President Joe
Biden will tap
the expertise of
more than 1,300
community health
centers and
another 60,000
community health
partners as part
of the
administration’s effort to
combat the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Through
partnerships to
be managed by
the Department
of Health &
Human Services
(HHS) and
Department of
Defense (DoD),
the
administration
plans to deliver
over 25 million
masks to
under-resourced
communities by
way of these
community health
groups.
“While masks are
widely available
in many
different shapes
and sizes, many
low-income
Americans still
lack affordable
access to this
basic
protection,”
Jeff Zients, the
White House
Coronavirus
Coordinator,
said in a statement to
the press.
“That’s why
we’re taking
this important
action to keep
Americans safe.”
The
administration
plans to deliver
the over 25
million masks
across the
country in over
1,300 community
health centers,
which
traditionally
provide
healthcare to
low-income
individuals, and
at over 60,000
food pantries or
soup kitchens.
The form-fitted
cloth masks, to
be made
available in
both child and
adult sizes,
will be made
available at no
cost, Zients
said. The masks
will be washable
and have been
made in the US.
The Biden
administration
said its choice
to partner with
community health
centers and food
pantries was
intentional.
Two-thirds of
community health
centers treat
patients who
live in poverty,
the
administration
said.
More than half
of community
health center patients
are racial or
ethnic
minorities and
experience
houselessness.
These are key
demographics
that have been
hard-hit by the
COVID-19
pandemic, and
for whom key
public health
resources like
masks may be
out-of-reach.
Community health
centers present
a critical
outpost for
traditionally
underserved
populations to
receive medical
care and the
public health
tools needed to
protect
themselves from
the virus.
Food pantries,
too, represent a
critical
juncture. There
is overlap
between
individuals at
high-risk of
COVID-19
infection and
those who may
experience food
insecurity. Food
pantries are at
the center of
many
communities,
providing a
trusted resource
and a key way to
reach out to
traditionally
underserved or
marginalized
populations.
This comes as
the Biden
administration
continues to
tout equity as
central to its
COVID-19
strategy.
“Once again, our
decisions here
have been made
with equity at
the center,”
Zients stated.
“Not all
Americans are
wearing masks
regularly. Not
all Americans
have access. And
not all masks
are equal. With
this action, we
are helping to
level the
playing field,
giving
vulnerable
populations
quality,
well-fitting
masks.”
And on the note
of health
equity, Zients
also doubled
down on the
administration’s
commitment to
root its vaccine
rollout efforts
in equity.
“We’re keeping
equity at the
front and center
of our response,
partnering with
states, tribes,
and territories
to increase
vaccinations in
the hardest-hit
and
hardest-to-reach
communities —
increasing
supply to
convenient and
trusted
locations, like
community health
centers.
The method by
which the masks
will be
purchased and
distributed has
not yet been
made public .
But here
is the sequence
for the mask
purchase in the
Spring of 2020.
As part of the
government-wide
efforts to
respond to the
global outbreak
of the 2019
novel
coronavirus
infection
(COVID-19), the
U.S. Department
of Health and
Human Services
committed
to
purchase 500
million N95
respirators over
18 months for
the Strategic
National
Stockpile (SNS).
Through
guaranteed
orders, this
acquisition
encouraged
manufacturers to
immediately
increase
production of
N95s for use by
health care
professionals.
These guaranteed
orders offer
reassurance to
manufacturers
that they will
not be left with
excess supplies
if private
sector orders
are cancelled
once the
COVID-19
response
subsides.
Manufacturers
typically avoid
ramping up
production
without such a
guarantee.
The Strategic
National
Stockpile is the
nation’s largest
supply of
life-saving
pharmaceuticals
and medical
supplies for use
in a public
health emergency
severe enough to
cause local
supplies to run
out. When state,
local, tribal,
and territorial
responders
request federal
assistance to
support their
response
efforts, the
stockpile
ensures that the
right medicines
and supplies get
to those who
need them most
during an
emergency.
Organized for
scalable
response to a
variety of
public health
threats, this
repository
contains enough
supplies to
respond to
multiple
large-scale
emergencies
simultaneously.
Dony Setting Up
Supply Chains
for Public Masks
in the U.S. and
Europe
This came as a
result of the
company’s plans
to beef up its
reach and extend
its supply
chains across
counties in
Europe and
America to
ensure easy
access to its
washable and
reusable premium
antibacterial
cloth mask.
According to Mr.
Pham Quang Anh,
CEO of Dony
Garment Company,
the worldwide
expansion of
Dony’s supply
chains is aimed
at creating a
better
alternative to
international
buyers seeking
new suppliers
based in nations
outside of China
to purchase
various lines
products,
especially face
masks.
“This year, we
have found that
many
international
buyers are
seeking new
suppliers based
in nations
outside of China
to purchase many
goods and
products,
including
reusable cloth
face mask and
protective
clothing (medical
coverall
disposable,
surgical
isolation
gown),” said Mr.
Pham.
Mr. Pham further
expresses his
company’s
readiness to
welcome
international
customers,
especially those
based in the US,
the EU and
assure the
highest quality
supplies,
affordable cost,
and easy
transport of
products across
the world; “At
Dony Garment, we
are proud to
welcome
international
customers,
especially those
based in the US,
the EU, and the
Middle East
market to
discover our
professional
line of products
which are
manufactured in
our factory in
Vietnam,
especially our
new products for
COVID-19. We
guarantee our
products are of
the highest
quality, at an
affordable cost,
and easy to
transport across
the world.”
Dony's supply
chains cut
across the USA,
France,
Australia,
Belgium,
Singapore,
Germany, Canada,
Hong Kong, Macao
Malaysia, South
Africa, Finland,
Greece, Denmark,
Japan, United
Kingdom, Italy,
Spain,
Netherlands,
Switzerland,
Poland, Sweden,
Austria, Norway,
Romania,
Portugal, Saudi
Arabia (KSA),
Egypt, UAE,
Qatar, Morocco,
Kuwait, Oman,
Jordan, Bahrain.
The Dony Mask is
a certified
premium
antibacterial
cloth mask that
is washable and
reusable yet
provides 100%
protection
against virus
and bacterial
infections. The
three-layer mask
has secured
certifications
from CE, FDA and
TUV Reach and
has passed
almost all of
the most world's
rigid safety
standards. It is
made from a
three-ply,
water-resistant
and 99.9%
antibacterial
cloth to offer
uncompromisable
protection from
COVID-19.
“The Dony Mask
offers
unbelievable
protection from
COVID-19 and
other viruses,
and it is very
comfortable to
wear. We know
health
professionals
are going to
embrace this
product because
of the many
benefits
associated with
it and because
this mask is
affordable,” Mr.
Pham added.
The outer layer
of the mask
features a
strong
water-resistant
material that
prevents
droplets from
clinging to the
mask, hence,
limit the
possibility of
getting infected
by a viral
infection.
Its middle layer
functions as a
filter, while
the inner layer
provides the
most
anti-bacterial
effects. It is
safe, reliable,
and highly
comfortable to
wear all through
the day and with
a unisex,
one-size-fits-all,
and breathable
design and a
variety of color
options. “We
also know how
important it is
that a face mask
be comfortable,”
Pham said. “So,
we have designed
our masks to be
able to be worn
for the whole
day comfortably
in any setting
imaginable,”
said Mr. Pham
Quang Anh.
Some of the
unique features
of the Dony Mask
include:
The Dony Garment
Company provides
distribution for
business-to-business
(B2B) purposes
and even
exclusive
partnerships,
and recently got
a new Exclusive
Distributor in
Canada among
other countries
in the US and
EU.
They also offer
corporate logo
or label
customization to
suit any
business need.
“We try to cover
every base when
it comes to
ensuring each of
our business
partners has
complete trust
in our company,
our product, and
our ability to
deliver an
amazing product
at bulk prices,”
Pham said.
On the evening
of 5th June
2020, Dony
Garment
Company and
other Vietnamese
enterprises
have donated
medical supplies
to the US’s
people.
At the Ceremony
of Offering
Medical
Materials to the
United States,
Dony presented
100,000
antibacterial
gauze masks
worth more than
VND 10.5
billion.
Overcoming many
businesses that
have signed up
to give
antibacterial
masks, through
testing, only
Dony Mask has
met the quality
standards for
use in the US.
It's a big honor
for Dony. Dony
Mask is the only
available
reusable face
mask that
successfully
passes through
multiple quality
checks, to be
accepted for use
in the U.S
finally.
Mr. Daniel
Kritenbrink,
U.S. Ambassador
in Vietnam has
extended his
heartfelt
gratitude and
confirmed that
Operation USA
Organization
which based in
Los Angeles, USA
will distribute
these medical
supplies to
needed places
such as
California, New
York, etc.
Established in
2009, the Dony
Garment Company,
a subsidiary of
Dony
International
Corporation, is
one of the
largest
manufacturers in
Vietnam for making
workwear,
uniforms, and
casual clothing.
In 2020, DONY
responded to the
Covid-19 crisis
by pivoting its
activity to the
manufacture of
quality
compliant PPE
and exportation
around the world
including
America, Europe,
Australia, and
Asia.
SinglePoint
Completes
Acquisition of
Box PureAir
SinglePoint
Inc. a company
focused on
providing
renewable energy
solutions and
energy-efficient
applications to
drive better
health and
living, has
completed the
acquisition of
Box PureAir, LLC
which was
initially
announced
on February 25,
2021. With the
acquisition
completed,
SinglePoint
plans to
leverage Box
PureAir's
established
multi-state
exclusive and
international
rights to sell
AIRBOX: an
industrial
grade, American
made,
high-proficiency
energy-efficient
air purification
technology. Box
PureAir has
signed exclusive
master
distribution
rights for
AIRBOX.
(PRNewsfoto/SinglePoint
Inc.)
Box Pure Air now
has over 200
reps through
various
partnerships in
multiple states
including Florida, South
Carolina, North
Carolina, Oregon, Washington,
and Arizona. The
company is
headquartered
in Charleston,
South
Carolina and
continues to
focus on schools
and offices
working towards
returning to
normal
operations and
continues to
deliver
solutions across
multiple
verticals.
$130 Billion for
Schools in New
Plan Includes $6
Billion for
Masks
On Saturday,
March 6th,
Legislators
passed The
American Rescue
Plan. The
American Rescue
Plan is designed
to help
quicken the
United
States' recovery
from the
economic and
health effects
of the COVID-19
pandemic and the
ongoing
recession.
Within the
American Rescue
Plan is a
stated $130
billion to
safely reopen
schools across
the nation,
including
ventilation and
improving indoor
air quality
(Indoor Clean
Air, "IAQ") to
create
safe indoor
environments
with clean air.
The President’s
proposal covers
a broader set of
categories than
CDC’s
non-exhaustive
2020 report. It
provides
sufficient funds
for districts to
1) avoid
lay-offs into
the next school
year and 2)
cover the
additional costs
districts must
incur as a
result of the
COVID-19
pandemic and
necessary for
reopening,
including
supporting the
academic, social
and emotional
needs of
students. A
breakdown of
this funding is
provided in the
table below. It
outlines the
total need— $199
billion—in
relevant
categories and
then subtracts
the dedicated
relief funding
for K-12 public
schools in H.R.
133—$54
billion—to come
to a total
additional need
of $145 billion.
These estimates
cover the
remainder of the
2020-2021 school
year and into
next school
year. Funds are
included for
next year
because we know
that in order to
invest in safely
reopening,
districts need
financial
certainty that
they will not
have to lay off
teachers next
fall in order to
implement
consistent
COVID-19 safety
protocols. They
do not have that
certainty right
now. Further,
school districts
that are already
open need more
support to
implement
mitigation
efforts that
protect
students,
educators, and
school staff.
Regular testing
also supports
safely getting
kids back into
school. The
American Rescue
Plan separately
calls for $50
billion to scale
up our testing
capacity, and we
expect a
significant
portion of that
funding to
support testing
for students,
educators, and
school staff.
The table below
lists an
“Estimate
Source” for each
funding
category. These
sources served
as a base for
analysis. Since
sources often
estimated only
one year of
costs, the
listed cost is
often higher,
accounting for
both the
remainder of
this school year
and into next
school year.
Where possible,
a link to the
source is
provided.
$60 Billion —
Avoiding
Layoffs: This
will be used to
close budget
holes so
districts can
avoid lay-offs
this school year
and next.
(Source: Using
data from
Learning Policy
Institute,
Center on Budget
& Policy
Priorities,
National
Conference)
$3.5 Billion —
Materials and
Consumables: This
will provide
funds for
physical
barriers and
other materials
CDC recommends
to keep students
safe. PPE costs
were removed and
are included in
PPE below. (Source:
CDC)
$14 Billion —
Additional
Custodial Staff
Members. (Source:
CDC)
$14 Billion —
Transportation: This
will support
additional
transportation
investments to
provide for
social
distancing on
buses. (Source:
CDC)
$6 Billion —
Personal
Protective
Equipment: This
will provide PPE
for staff, masks
for students
eligible for
free or reduced
price lunch, and
back-up masks
for other
students that
forget a mask.
(Source: Draws
on estimates
from AFT, CDC, American
Association of
School Business
Professionals)
$50 Billion —
Social
Distancing
(Reduce Class
Size): This
will increase
instructional
staffing levels
by 10%
(conservative
estimate).
(Source: AFT)
$3 Billion —
Health Staff: This
will fund nurses
at the 25% of
schools without
a nurse.
(Source: American
School Nurse
Association)
$29 Billion —
Extended
Learning Time &
Support For
Students
(Tutors, Summer
School): This
will provide
meaningful
academic support
(for example, 20
days of
additional
instruction),
for all
low-income
students, or a
similar share of
the student
population.
(Source:
Learning Policy
Institute)
$10 Billion —
Counselors and
School
Psychologists: This
will fund a
proper ratio of
students-to-counselors.
The pandemic is
taking a
dangerous toll
on students’
mental health,
and many have
experienced
significant
trauma. They
need support
while learning
remotely and
once back in
school.
(Source: American
School Counselor
Association and BLS)
$7 Billion —
Digital Divide: This
will fund Wi-Fi
hotspots and
devices for
students without
connectivity for
remote learning.
This cost
estimate
considers
aggressive
implementation
of HR 133’s
Emergency
Broadband
Benefit program.
(Source:
Internal
estimate,
leveraging
Census Pulse
Survey data)
$1 Million —
Community
Schools: This
will support
community
schools, which
provide a range
of wrap-around
services and
supports to
students and
families that
have been
particularly
useful during
the pandemic.
(Source:
Internal)
$2 Billion —
COVID-19
Educational
Equity Gap
Challenge Grant: This
will provide
states and
tribal
governments with
awarded funds to
partner with
teachers,
parents, and
other
stakeholders to
advance equity-
and
evidence-based
policies to
respond to
COVID-19
educational
equity
challenges.
(Source:
Internal)
PathO3Gen Foot
Sanitizer
Protects
Cleanrooms,
Assisted Living
Facilities, and
Hospitals
Recorded
interviews with
PathO3Gen about
the advantages
of a foot
sanitizer are
confirmed by
pleased
customers.
McIlvaine
recorded
interviews with
PathO3Gen
focused on the
importance of
inactivating
microbes found
on the feet of
visitors to
facilities at
risk. Here are
several
testimonials
from purchasers
who have found
that the shoe
sanitizing
station more
than met their
expectations.
"To help improve
our compliance
with USP 797 and
minimize the
risk of
pathogens
contaminating
our Clean room,
we added to our
department’s
action plan
your PathO3Gen
Solutions Shoe
Sanitizing
Station.
The stations are
now part of our
process that
each employee
uses prior to
entering our
clean room. Our
last Air and
Surface samples
were negative
for any growth
in both
rooms. We will
continue to
utilize the
PathO3Gen
Solutions Shoe
Sanitizing
Station in our
Ante room
because the more
tools we have to
minimize risk
for our patients
helps us provide
safer patient
care.
— Jeffrey Miley,
Pharm. D., CPh.,
Director of
Pharmacy
Services,
AdventHealth
“The PathO₃Gen
Shoe Sanitizing
Stations,
located just
inside the
employee
entrance and
another just
inside the front
entrance to the
main building,
allows this
assisted living
facility to
continuously and
passively reduce
bacterial
pathogen
transmission
reducing
infection risk
to their
residents and
employees:
“The
response and
feedback from
our employees,
residents and
families has
been
overwhelmingly
positive” said
Jim Biggins, CEO
and Owner of
Cypress Creek.
Mr. Biggins goes
on to say,
“Employees are
thrilled that
we’re doing
something to
protect the
residents that
also protects
them and their
families. Our
Residents and
their families
rave about the
PathO₃Gen FSS
and love
stepping on the
FSS for a few
seconds to
completely
sanitize their
shoes. One home
health nurse
told us she no
longer keeps an
extra pair of
shoes in the
trunk of her
car.” There
are many factors
to consider when
choosing an
assisted living
facility and the
PathO₃Gen FSS
helps us
maintain our
competitive
edge.”
—Jim Biggins,
CEO & Owner,
Cypress Creek
ALF
"We have updated
our HAI rate
graphs and the
reduction that
we've seen since
Feb 2019
(PathO3Gen
Solutions UVZone
shoe
disinfection
technology
implementation
date) is 53%
through March
2020.
We have
always had a
lower than
expected HAI
rate at our
facility.
However, since
the inception of
the PathO3Gen
Solutions UVZone
shoe
disinfection
technology and
other infection
control
measures, we
have reduced our
rate by 53%."
“The safety of
our patients is
our number one
priority, and we
are committed to
having the most
advanced
technology to
deliver the best
care possible,”
said Debi
Martoccio, Chief
Operating
Officer of
AdventHealth
Connerton.
“These
sanitizing
stations allow
us to establish
new protocols
that proactively
prevent
infections to
ensure the best
possible
outcomes for
patients while
they’re in our
care.”
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