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The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre brings and tests the first UV-Disinfection robot in Canada
This robot could potentially reduce healthcare-associated infections and their consequences, including health complications, deaths and extra costs.
“We ordered this robot as the COVID-19 pandemic was emerging in China and Europe, with the objective to be first to evaluate this technology in Canada. An automated system can potentially improve patient safety, as well as protect hospital personnel,” says Dr. Bruce Mazer, Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of the RI-MUHC (Interim). “The robot was delivered at the RI-MUHC on Monday April 27, and will be tested in one patient room and one operating room at the RI-MUHC Centre for Innovative Medicine at the Glen site. We will also take this opportunity to assess if it can be used to disinfect stretchers and N-95 masks.”
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The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is proud to announce it will complete the first evaluation of a UV-Disinfection robot in Canada. While UV-C is already known to kill microorganisms on surfaces and in the air, the novelty of this technology is the robotics, which allows it to be fully autonomous and mobile.
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McGill University Health Centre
Canada - Quebec
Canada