Joliette Hospital

APPLICATION CASE STUDY LIGHTING CHALLENGE 161 Healthcare Indigo-Clean Automatic, Continuous Environmental HC Disinfection Integrated into CHRDL’s New Endoscopy Unit Cutting-Edge Technology Kills Harmful Bacteria Project: Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière (CHRDL) Endoscopy Unit, Wing F Location: Joliette, Quebec, Canada Specifier: GBi Experts-Conseils, Inc. “The addition of an external agent that operates continuously, using cutting-edge technology, becomes an asset to improve the effectiveness of disinfection in more sensitive places.” – Grégoire Tremblay, Senior Engineering Technician, GBi Experts-Conseils, Inc. Project Summary: CHRDL hospital installed Indigo-Clean Visible Light Disinfection luminaires in their new 1,000 meter-square (10,764 sq ft) endoscopy department. Challenge: Despite the current protocols and procedures established for disinfection in health facilities, staff were concerned that the inevitability of human error would limit effectiveness. CHRDL wanted to add an extra layer of disinfection to help with especially hard-to-reach areas. Solution: Indigo-Clean M4SEDIC14 luminaires in all six endoscopy rooms and adjacent support areas, including a medical device reprocessing unit. LIGHTING CHALLENGE 161 CHRDL One of First Canadian Hospitals to Adopt Indigo-Clean Although significant progress has staphylococci and may reduce been made in reducing HAIs, the transmission of S. aureus; the number Centers for Disease Control state that one cause of surgical site infections. there is still serious cause for concern: “Despite the current protocols “On any given day, about one in 31 and procedures established for hospital patients has at least one disinfection in health facilities, the 1 healthcare-associated infection.” human factor and the techniques Improved disinfection of critical care used limit the effectiveness of the areas saves lives. That’s why when application of the procedures. The M4SEDIC GBi Experts-Conseils, Inc. (GBi), an addition of an external agent that engineering firm with several offices operates continuously using Benefits to CHRDL throughout Quebec, heard about cutting-edge technology becomes an Indigo-Clean Visible Light Disinfection asset to improve the effectiveness of • Reduction of antibiotic-resistant at a conference sponsored by the disinfection in more sensitive places,” bacteria in healthcare settings Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), said Grégoire Tremblay, Senior • Increased level of disinfection in they wanted to know more. They Engineering Technician at GBi. critical care areas turned to lighting agent Eclairage Tremblay continued, “The clinical team • Technology integrated into overhead Hitech, who did an “exhaustive” of the CHRDL endoscopy department presentation at the GBi offices. GBi, in lighting, making it easy for staff has shown great enthusiasm for this to deploy turn, presented the information to technology.” Indigo-Clean and GBi Centre Hospitalier Régional de simplified the new technology for • Sealed, smooth housing with Lanaudière (CHRDL) in Joliette, Quebec. CHRDL staff by programming the optional antibacterial finish is CHRDL installed Indigo-Clean lighting controls “to allow them to easy to clean Visible Light Disinfection in each of six use the lighting in disinfection mode • Continuous environmental endoscopy rooms as well as supporting optimally without interfering with disinfection kills bacteria missed areas in their new 1,000 meter-square normal operation”. during terminal cleaning endoscopy unit. Indigo-Clean uses a The engineering firm was also safe, 405nm wavelength of visible impressed by the disinfection data 1. https://www.cdc.gov/hai/data/index.html light to disinfect the air, and soft and that Indigo-Clean representatives hard surfaces, 24/7. The dual-mode 2. Maclean M., S.J. MacGregor, J.G. Anderson, G.A. provided, and plans to include the Woolsey, J.E. Coia, K. Hamilton, I. Taggart, S.B. Wat- lights are controlled automatically: technology in future projects, where son, B. Thakker & G. Gettinby (2010). Environmental when the room is occupied, they appropriate. Decontamination of a Hospital Isolation Room using produce a visually comfortable blend High Intensity Narrow‐Spectrum Light. Journal of Hospital Infection, 76(3); 247‐251. DOI: 10.1016/j. of white and 405nm light. When the Indigo-Clean Luminaire Features: jhin.2010.07.010 room is unoccupied, the lights switch • Available sizes: 1'×4', 2'×2' 3. Rutala W., Kanamori H., Gergen M., Sickbert‐Ben- to 405nm Indigo-only mode for and 2'×4' nett E., Sexton D., Anderson D., Weber D.J., Antimicro- maximum disinfection. Both modes bial Activity of a Continuous Visible Light Disinfection • One-piece sealed housing; smooth System, ID Week 201 are safe for occupants, and proven to exterior doorframe and lens for kill dangerous pathogens, including infection control, resulting in staph2 such as MRSA3. A soon-to- simplified cleaning protocols be-released study also demonstrates that Indigo-Clean lighting can reduce • Diffused high-efficiency lens for high-risk bacterial transmission events reduced glare involving coagulase-negative • Contribute to the ambient light levels in the room For more information, please visit us on the web at www.kenall.com www.kenall.com | P: 800-4-Kenall | F: 262-891-9701 | 10200 55th Street Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144, USA This product complies with the Buy American Act: manufactured in the United States with more than 50% of the component cost of US origin. It may be covered by patents found at www.kenall.com/patents. Content of specication sheets is subject to change; please consult www.kenall.com for current product details. ©2019 Kenall Mfg.Co. .

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