IC Sentinel Environmental Air Quality Monitor for Healthcare Facilities

OBJECTIVE

Hospitals and health care institutions are more focused than ever on improving patient recovery rates and times. Patient recovery is impacted by overall facility environmental quality. Many factors are involved, including: lighting, sound levels, ventilation, air quality, humidity, and the presence of dust, mold, and fungal spores in the air.

PROBLEM STATEMENT

It is difficult for hospital environmental health and safety personnel to know, facility-wide and in key areas, when air quality changes enough to warrant investigation. There has been no convenient way to continuously monitor and record changes in Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), and other environmental factors.

SOLUTION

Using Oberon's IC Sentinel™, hospital environmental health and safety personnel can develop real time and long-term continuous metrics of facility-wide environmental factors.

IC SENTINEL BENEFITS

* Real-time, 24/7 monitoring and reporting of environmental indoor air quality (IAQ) metrics; instant notification of issues
* Airborne particulates (including mold and fungal spores and nuclei down to 0.5 um)
* Differential air pressure between rooms and barriers
* Humidity and CO2 levels
* Patient satisfaction metrics related to sound and light levels
* Monitor construction, renovation, and problem areas
* Low-cost multi-sensor module and simple installation using existing Power over Ethernet network

Who can benefit from using IC Sentinel?

Infection Control Professionals

Facility and Operations Personnel

Patient Satisfaction Professionals

INFECTION CONTROL

* Monitor airborne particulate count facility-wide
* Monitor differential room pressure of key areas
* Verify performance of Protective Isolation Rooms
* Test for elevated humidity levels

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

* Monitor construction & renovation areas for particulates

* Verify barrier and air filtration, effectiveness

* Monitor indoor air quality (IAQ), verify HVAC performance

* Generate real-time alerts

PATIENT SATISFACTION

* Profile sound levels

* Monitor light levels

* Monitor air quality and humidity

* Gather long-term metrics

What is IC Sentinel?

IC Sentinel™ is a real-time environmental quality monitoring solution, comprised of facility-wide, low-cost, compact, multi-sensor modules.

IC Sentinel™ is the only purpose-built, distributed, networked solution available for measuring indoor air quality (IAQ) and other metrics such as sound and light levels.

IC Sentinel™ sensors can be placed just about anywhere in the facility to allow immediate real-time and 24/7 monitoring and long-term profiling. The sensors can also be conveniently moved around the facility as needed to respond to construction or problematic areas. There is no limit to the number of IC Sentinel™ units that can be deployed within a facility to ensure adequate coverage.

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Free Demo Software

Demonstration data is included as an option for those wishing to evaluate the software prior to purchasing IC Sentinel units.

Play Offense Against HAIs

According to a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) research article, it is estimated that in 2002 there were 1.7 million Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) in the U.S.

This resulted in an estimated nearly 99,000 deaths, costing up to $45 billion that year. It is estimated that the cost to treat each HAI is now $40,000 to $60,000, with the costs of treatment falling on the hospital or facility where the infection occurred. And now, Medicaid will not reimburse hospitals for certain HAIs.

It is widely believed that dust and spores dispersed by construction, renovation, and maintenance activities contribute to HAIs.