{"id":11560,"date":"2023-02-01T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T05:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golighthouse.com\/en\/?post_type=knowledge-center&#038;p=11560"},"modified":"2023-01-25T18:45:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T18:45:23","slug":"environmental-monitoring-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-center","link":"https:\/\/www.golighthouse.com\/en\/blog\/environmental-monitoring-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Environmental Monitoring in Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11560\" class=\"elementor elementor-11560\" data-elementor-post-type=\"knowledge-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9297a5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9297a5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea62da4\" data-id=\"ea62da4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c31e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53c31e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that approximately <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qlaboratories.com\/environmental-monitoring-for-hais\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 out of every 31<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hospital patients in the U.S. are expected to contract a Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI)? That\u2019s right &#8211; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that this alarming number of patients contract an HAI every year, totaling almost 2 billion nosocomial infections and 90,000 deaths each year. Not only is this devastating for families, friends, staff, and the patients themselves, it exacts a fiscal toll, as well. These infections and deaths cost hospitals, health insurance companies, patients, and Medicare\/Medicaid somewhere between $28 million and $45 million every year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is one way to help prevent this, though: environmental monitoring.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e59a5b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e59a5b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4283ef0\" data-id=\"4283ef0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7800f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c7800f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Environmental Monitoring?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-160525f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"160525f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddf7ca2\" data-id=\"ddf7ca2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60aac82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60aac82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental monitoring is a broad term that encompasses controlling and documenting a building, room, or area\u2019s surfaces and air cleanliness, temperature, humidity, and other noteworthy attributes. We use the term a lot for cleanrooms, where the environment is strictly monitored and maintained, but the term is equally applicable and important to healthcare settings.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While a hospital might now follow the same strict environmental controls of a cleanroom, there are still a number of critical environmental monitoring factors at play. For example, hospitals must maintain a humidity level of greater than 30% and operating rooms (ORs) in specific should maintain a humidity level between 20% and 60%. Humidity levels can impact the shelf life of medications, sterilization equipment, increase risk of wound infections, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This might have never even crossed your mind as something to consider in a hospital setting, but it\u2019s an important factor when designing a hospital and its HVAC system. Another critical consideration is temperature. This one is more obvious to those in the hospital, as some areas are considerably cooler than others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A third demonstration of environmental monitoring (and maintenance) at work in hospitals is routine surface cleaning. The germs, bacteria, and particles shed onto these surfaces can quickly become a problem for patients and staff if not regularly cleaned. This is a regular practice in hospitals, but now you know you are participating in environmental monitoring!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are 3 basic examples of environmental monitoring in healthcare and hospital settings, but environmental monitoring can become as complex as you\u2019d like it to be, such as airflow strategy, positive and negative pressure, air filtration, and regular or continuous monitoring using particle counters. These strategies and applications are specific to airborne contaminants and particles. Filtering air and using airflow strategies can prevent contamination from escaping certain rooms or impacting high risk patients.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79536b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79536b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92e922a\" data-id=\"92e922a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1a3e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc1a3e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are The Environmental Monitoring Applications In A Hospital?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb79d09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb79d09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2de2e93\" data-id=\"2de2e93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a886c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a886c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So where exactly do you see these practices put into place? Some of them, such as humidity level and temperature, are maintained throughout the whole building to some degree. In certain areas, they are adjusted to the applications of that specific area. Let\u2019s take a look at a few areas in a hospital where we see environmental monitoring play a major role.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07a6c66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07a6c66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e517540\" data-id=\"e517540\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71245f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71245f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Operating Rooms\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fa6639 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fa6639\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e31b62b\" data-id=\"e31b62b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d1710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36d1710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most obvious examples of the importance of environmental monitoring in healthcare and hospital settings is the OR. Patients are at their most vulnerable when on the operating table and it&#8217;s important that environmental standards are kept to prevent infection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operating rooms have highly controlled humidity, temperature, gowning, and surface contamination standards. They might use positive pressure technology to prevent airborne contaminants from getting into the room. This means that the air pressure in the OR is higher than the air pressure outside of the room. Thus, when a door is opened, air rushes out of the OR, preventing air with contaminants from getting into the room.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df5f599 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df5f599\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4878436\" data-id=\"4878436\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b78903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b78903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Temperature Sensitive Areas<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e235b8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e235b8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6e2f00\" data-id=\"d6e2f00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da3116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5da3116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In areas of the hospital where temperature sensitive medications are stored, extra attention should be paid to the environment. This includes refrigerators and refrigerated rooms, which should be temperature checked twice daily.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-def95ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"def95ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d3c335\" data-id=\"6d3c335\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82f1a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e82f1a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food Services<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc2127c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc2127c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e6ca12\" data-id=\"9e6ca12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd3f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efd3f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For hospitals and healthcare settings where patients get meals, food services also must pay close attention to environmental standards! This mainly applies to temperature, as food has important temperature standards for both hot and cold foods. If food is going to be held for any length of time, the temperature should be in accordance with best practices.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4df0798 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4df0798\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf79b2c\" data-id=\"bf79b2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f4f04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16f4f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quarantine Units<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-266eaa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"266eaa2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-879a362\" data-id=\"879a362\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2ce70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df2ce70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quarantine units were around long before COVID-19, but the pandemic resulted in rapidly building temporary quarantine units for masses of patients. These units provide a critical service to the entire hospital: keeping dangerous infections contained.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opposite of ORs, quarantine units might use negative pressure technology. This means that the air pressure in the unit is lower than the air pressure in the surrounding hallway. Thus, when a door is opened, air rushes into the room or unit, keeping the germ-ridden air in the room and preventing it from escaping into the hallway.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Temperature and humidity in these areas should be strategic, as well as the airflow. The air that leaves the room should be filtered before being redistributed. The staff who enter these units carefully gown to protect themselves from the environment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f03409 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f03409\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c05d93d\" data-id=\"c05d93d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de49cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8de49cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intensive Care Units<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06a33aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06a33aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f8ac1c\" data-id=\"6f8ac1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b8eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b8eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, ICU and other units dedicated to protecting critical patients attempt to keep harmful contaminants out of the room. Thus, ICUs might use positive pressure technology, the same as ORs. The staff who gown to enter these units are gowning to protect the patients from the contaminants they might put into the environment, instead of vice versa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36f45af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36f45af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a278089\" data-id=\"a278089\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7965173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7965173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Do You Know Your Healthcare Environmental Monitoring Is Working?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5b34f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5b34f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29dd95c\" data-id=\"29dd95c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12cd2e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12cd2e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you go to great lengths to ensure your humidity, temperature, air contamination, and other important factors are controlled, you will want to make sure that those controls are working. The best way to do this is with sensors and particle counters. We recommend continuous monitoring, so as to ensure you are always meeting your criteria. Another option is periodically monitoring, but this allows for a large room of error and less confidence.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the day, environmental monitoring saves money, time, and lives. It is your best defense against HAIs and the costs that come with them &#8211; including human lives.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the world\u2019s clean air experts for over 40 years, LWS is excited to work with healthcare and hospitals to provide high quality PPE and environmental monitoring solutions to help you save lives. 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