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Protect Patients & Staff with Negative or Positive Pressure Air Purification Systems that Meet CDC Guidelines for Isolation of Infectious Patients

Bird Flu, Flu Pandemic, SARS, Bioterrorism, TB

Disasters such as bioterrorism attacks, nuclear contaminants or disease pandemics, like swine flu (H1N1 Influenza A), bird flu or SARS, can happen anyplace at anytime bringing an influx of potentially infectious, panic-stricken victims. Does your healthcare facility have sufficient patient isolation rooms or isolation surge capacity to protect patients and staff?

Pure Air For Healthcare

Over the past 15 years, thousands of acute care hospitals and other healthcare facilities have turned to Abatement Technologies for state-of-the-art negative & positive pressure air purification equipment and room pressure monitoring controls to meet CDC guidelines for airborne infection control and HRSA surge capacity planning requirements. These proven, cost-effective products convert existing patient rooms into patient isolation units and add patient isolation surge capacity quickly and easily–saving customers millions of dollars in construction and renovation costs each year.

 

Negative pressure air purification equipment for patient isolation & isolation surge capacity.

Negative Pressure, Positive Results

The CDC recommends negative pressure containment for Airborne Infectious Isolation (AIIR) rooms for patients with known or suspected infectious diseases such as:
  • Swine Flu (H1N1 Influenza A)
  • Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
  • Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus
  • Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
  • SARS
  • Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZW)
  • Measles Virus (Rubeola)
  • Smallpox Virus (Variola major)

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Influenza virus (3D illustraion)

 

Acute care facilities are especially affected, but other potential at-risk healthcare facilities include:

  • Outpatient Surgical Centers
  • Urgent Care Centers
  • Clinics
  • Outpatient Dialysis Centers
  • Physicians’ Offices
  • Skilled Nursing Facilities

Other areas where maintaining negative pressure can provide infection control benefits include ER rooms, waiting areas, nurses stations, triage areas, morgue/autopsy and bronchoscopy suites.

Abatement HEPA-CARE Products Add Patient Surge Capacity Isolation to Help Control the Spread of Avian Flu

Abatement Products are used in Thousands of Healthcare Facilities.

CDC’s interim recommendations for pandemic preparedness advises the use of HEPA filtered air in conjunction with negative pressure for Airborne Isolation Rooms (AIR). To meet these and other stringent government guidelines, thousands of healthcare facilities use Abatement Technologies HEPA-CARE® Air Purification Systems. Equipped with pharmaceutical grade HEPA filters certified to a capture efficiency of 99.99% or higher, Abatement HEPA-CARE Systems are specifically designed to capture and remove microscopic airborne pathogens released into the air–to help prevent the spread of airborne pathogen migration and exposure to patients and staff in other areas.

Positive Pressure Environments for Highly Sensitive Patients

Positive-pressure applications include Protective Environments (PE), for highly sensitive patients such as:

  • Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT)
  • Immunologic Disorders (HIV)
  • Immunosuppressive Therapy
  • Chronic Diseases (Diabetes, Cancer, Emphysema)
  • Other potential applications include surgical suites, ICU, burn units, bone marrow transplant and laboratory or pharmaceutical areas.
 Positive Pressure Environments Help Protect Highly Sensitive Patients.

Hospital Emergency Preparedness Planning

The potential for bioterrorism attacks present healthcare facilities with new challenges for treating and isolating patients exposed to highly toxic and infectious biological pathogens. Healthcare facilities face ever-increasing challenges to containing bio-contaminants and preventing spread of disease. The National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (NBHPP) enhances the ability of hospitals and healthcare systems to prepare for and respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.

Under the National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program, healthcare facilities across the nation have been granted HRSA funds to meet surge capacity requirements as set forth by HRSA Critical Benchmark 2.2 for Surge Capacity Isolation. Abatement HEPA-CARE Air Purification Systems meet these requirements and become available for government reimbursement.

Keep Your Healthcare Facility in Compliance

Abatement Technologies offers a comprehensive line of proven and cost-effective patient isolation products for the healthcare market. At Abatement Technologies, we are dedicated to providing healthcare customers with cost-effective products. Our versatile, high-performance systems can be used to help create safer environments for patients and staff, and meet AIA and CDC Guidelines, OSHA Standards and JCAHO Inspection Requirements for infection control. Typical applications include:

  • Isolating known or suspected patients infected with TB or other infectious diseases from the rest of the population
  • Isolating and protecting high-risk patients from exposure to health-threatening airborne contaminants, such as bacterial and fungal spores and aspergillus, that may be released during construction, renovation, remediation, repair and demolition activities
  • Purification of HVAC supply- or return- air to help ensure that contaminants are not spread into patient-care areas by air-handling systems
  • Standby air filtration equipment for isolating and treating incoming patients potentially exposed to toxic biological agents
 Our Products Keep You in Compliance with CDC and AIA Guidelines.

HEPA-CARE© Products for Patient Care Areas

Abatement Technologies HEPA-CARE Products for Patient Care are designed to facilitate quick and economical conversion of virtually any room into a CDC, AIA and OSHA compliant negative pressure Airborne Infectious Isolation (AIIR) room, or into a positive-pressure Protective Environment (PE). HEPA-CARE units can also be used in recirculation mode to continuously clean and disinfect the air, and lower contamination rates among the hospital population. Products include:

  • Portable & Freestanding Air Purification Systems
  • Ceiling Mounted Air Purification Systems
  • Ceiling/Duct Mounted Systems with Germicidal UV-C Modules
  • Wall-Mounted and Portable Electronic Pressure Monitors
  • Accessory Products

HEPA-AIRE© Products for Construction & Renovation Zones

Construction, renovation and repair activities can disturb contaminants and release them into the air, including dust particles containing aspergillus spores. Once aerosolized, these spores can cause harmful infections in patients with weakened immune systems. Abatement Technologies offers a comprehensive line of HEPA-AIRE Products for Construction & Renovation Zones designed to isolate these contaminants and remove them from the air. Products include:

  • Portable Air Scrubbers
  • Negative & Positive Pressure Monitoring Units
  • Temporary Construction Enclosures
  • HEPA Vacuums
  • Particle Counters
  • Filters & Accessory Products

HEPA-AIRE Portable Air Scrubbers from Abatement Technologies
Left to right: Abatement PAS600HC, Abatement PAS1200HC, Abatement PAS1800HC and Abatement PAS2400HC

How to Purchase Our Products

Abatement Technologies healthcare products are sold factory-direct to healthcare facilities.

Special programs are also in place for VA hospitals, U.S. military hospitals and other government facilities. Call 800-634-9091 (U.S.), 800-827-6443 (Canada) or 679-889-4200 (International) or e-mail our healthcare sales group for more information.

Need More Information?

Abatement Technologies experienced and knowledgeable sales consultants, customer service and technical support staff are ready to assist you with product recommendations to help keep your facility prepared and in compliance. Call us or Contact Us for a complete package of information.

  
 

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