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Air Quality in Health Care Facilities: Protecting Patients and Health Care Workers

AIR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES: PROTECTING PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS

After more than three years, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is not the prevailing health concern of Americans. What have we learned in these three years? Can’t we just go back to the way it was before the epidemic began in 2020? The answer is NO.

Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities: Protecting Patients and Health Care Workers

By Dr. Margaret Scarlett After more than three years, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is not the prevailing health concern of Americans. On May 11, 2023, at 11:59 pm, the Public Emergency due to COVID-19 is officially over. (1) What have we learned in these three years? Can’t we just go back to the …

CASPR Compact Boosts Confidence in Wichita Dental Office Disinfection of Air and Surfaces

Dental offices have long been concerned about hygiene – and not just oral hygiene. Since the 1980s, when the AIDS epidemic was first reported, dental workers have been at the forefront of dental office disinfection and using personal protective gear including gloves, masks and protective eyewear to prevent the spread of infection. When the COVID-19 …

Schools May Use ESSER Funds to Purchase Indoor Air & Surface Protection

Did you know that your child’s school may have access to funds that would allow it to install technology that could keep all students and staff healthier? Through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ESSER (Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief) funding is the largest investment in schools ever made by the federal government. And …

Protecting Medically Fragile Seniors in Long-Term Care – And Staff

CASPR TECHNOLOGIES PROTECT MEDICALLY FRAGILE SENIORS IN LONG-TERM CARE – AND THE STAFF THAT SERVES THEM When Bas Kervel, manager of environmental services for Menno Place, a British Columbia-based organization providing housing and long-term healthcare for 700 senior residents, was seeking proactive solutions for environmental health during the pandemic, he turned to Lorry Prokopich of …

Allergies – The Story of Christophe Suchy on Founding CASPR Technologies

Everyone loves a good origin story. Here is CASPR Technologies’.  Dr. Christophe Suchy is allergic to “just about everything.” Nasal allergies really affected his quality of life, so about 20 years ago, he decided to do something about it. Dr. Suchy used his background in chemistry to invent environmental health technology that not only combated …

CASPR Creating Safer Environments in Large Retail Medical Clinics Nationwide

Since its founding in 2016, CASPR (Continuous Air & Surface Pathogen Reduction) Technologies has been a leader in smart environmental indoor technology for healthcare and other spaces. The company’s solutions work to ensure the air we breathe is the safest it can be, adding to our well-being and enhancing our performance in the process. Its …