Reports say that healthcare facilities are buying hospital grade air purification equipment to protect their patients, staff and visitors from nosocomial infections .
The reason behind their purchases is the swine flu pandemic in North America. Hospitals say that this has surged emergency room visits. The disease is potentially infectious. They say they are installing air purifiers for the protection of their patients, visitors and staff.
There are many company in the United States that make air purifiers. AeroMed is one of them. They offer a line of hospital grade air purification equipment that can be installed to reduce the risk of nosocomial infections.
AeroMed President, Bill Palmer says that hospital that are facing surge of infectious patients should create temporary negative pressure in place. He says this can be done by installation of a portable HEPA filtration . The unit can throw the the filtered exhaust efficiently..
Experts say that AeroMed portable HEPA air purifiers give good performance. They generate very low noises and do not interfere with patient care. The can provide maximum protection against airborne pathogens.
