wa case study meadow view hires · 2018. 12. 31. · wa-snl-us-004 ©novaerus us, inc. ul 867 &...
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OVERVIEWMeadow View Nursing Center, a 150-bed, three-story continuing care retirement community, implemented the Novaerus portable NV200 and NV900 units in selected rooms and areas in July 2014. This study compares the total number of respiratory nosocomial infections before and after implementation of the Novaerus technology.
A 24-month review was conducted to evaluate the results.
METHODOLOGYA Nurse Risk Manager Consultant with RB Health Partners, Inc. visited the facility for two days to abstractinformation and review the data. The periods selected for aggregate pre- and post-review were August 2013through April 2014 and August 2014 through April 2015. Comparison of like periods reduces the risk ofskewed data related to seasonal variances.
Meadow View Nursing CenterImplements Air Disinfection Technology
CASE STUDYMeadow ViewNursing CenterBerlin, PA
In the period after implementation of the NV200 and NV900 units in selected areas, the total number of nosocomial respiratory infections at Meadow View Nursing Center decreased from 93 to 21, a 77.42% reduction.
The total number of nosocomial respiratory infections on the first floor decreased from 39 to 14, a 64.10%.
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CASE STUDY Meadow View Nursing Center
RESULTS
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The total number of nosocomial respiratory infections on the second floor decreased from 31 to 6, an 80.65% reduction.
The total number of nosocomial respiratory infections on the third floor decreased from 23 to 1, a 95.65% reduction.
Total nosocomial respiratory infections. Nosocomial respiratory infections on the second floor.
Nosocomial respiratory infections on the first floor. Nosocomial respiratory infections on the third floor.
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90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
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93
21
77.42% Reduction
Pre-Novaerus Post-Novaerus
Tota
l Num
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f Nos
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ial R
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ry In
fect
ions
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
39
14
64.10% Reduction
Pre-Novaerus Post-Novaerus
Tota
l Num
ber o
f Nos
ocom
ial R
espi
rato
ry In
fect
ions
31
6
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
80.65% Reduction
Pre-Novaerus Post-Novaerus
Tota
l Num
ber o
f Nos
ocom
ial R
espi
rato
ry In
fect
ions
23
1
25
20
15
10
5
0Tota
l Num
ber o
f Nos
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ial R
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rato
ry In
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95.65% Reduction
Pre-Novaerus Post-Novaerus