Hospital compliance

When the Joint Committee on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) arrives at your hospital to determine whether or not you are meeting their requirements for air changes per hour, do not be caught off guard and allow them to shut down part of your building. Let UTAB, Inc. perform testing prior to inspections and make any necessary adjustments and supply you with a "certificate of compliance".

In hospitals and long term care facilities, total control of airborne microorganisms is necessary. Infectious control departments at both hospitals and long-term care facilities have adopted policies that aid in the spread of pathogenic diseases. The key to infectious control is prevention. Most methods for contamination control exist primarily to prevent the spread of diseases and infections.

To aid in the control of airborne contaminants, new ventilation rates and exchange rates have been established to prevent the continual recirculation of the microorganism. These rates are calculated to provide air exchanges to prevent the spread of viruses and diseases. The initial goal of air exchanges was established to provide a baseline reference point for evaluating changes in air quality over time. The air exchange rate of any space cannot be reliably estimated. The only reliable way to determine the air exchange rate is to measure it. The measured rates are compared to the established rates and testing frequencies, based on area served, if the rates are found to insufficient, then actions are taken to provide the acceptable rates.