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OVERVIEW Naamans Creek Country Manor, a 90-bed, two-story skilled nursing facility, implemented the Novaerus portable NV200, NV400, and NV900 units in selected areas in March 2014. This study compares the total number of nosocomial respiratory infections and nosocomial C. difficile infections before and after implementation of the Novaerus units. A 28-month review was conducted to evaluate the results. METHODOLOGY A Nurse Risk Manager Consultant with RB Health Partners, Inc. visited the facility for two days to abstract information and review the data. The periods selected for aggregate pre- and post-review were April 2013 through February 2014 and April 2014 through February 2015. Comparison of like periods reduces the risk of skewed data related to seasonal variances. Naamans Creek Country Manor Implements Air Disinfection Technology CASE STUDY Naamans Creek Country Manor Garnet Valley, PA

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Page 1: WA Case Study Naamans Creek HIRES...CASE STUDY Naamans Creek Country Manor RESULTS wellairsolutions.com info@wellairsolutions.com 1.866.508.1118 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 42 Total

OVERVIEWNaamans Creek Country Manor, a 90-bed, two-story skilled nursing facility, implemented the Novaerus portable NV200, NV400, and NV900 units in selected areas in March 2014.

This study compares the total number of nosocomial respiratory infections and nosocomial C. diff icile infections before and after implementation of the Novaerus units.

A 28-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 abstract information and review the data. The periods selected for aggregate pre- and post-review were April 2013 through February 2014 and April 2014 through February 2015. Comparison of like periods reduces the risk of skewed data related to seasonal variances.

Naamans Creek Country Manor Implements Air Disinfection Technology

CASE STUDYNaamans Creek Country Manor Garnet Valley, PA

Page 2: WA Case Study Naamans Creek HIRES...CASE STUDY Naamans Creek Country Manor RESULTS wellairsolutions.com info@wellairsolutions.com 1.866.508.1118 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 42 Total

In the period after implementation of the NV200, NV400, and NV900 units in selected areas, the total number of nosocomial respiratory infections at Naamans Creek Country Manor decreased from 83 to 39, a 53.01% reduction.

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CASE STUDY Naamans Creek Country Manor

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