New hi-tech centre opens at Aintree Hospital to help beat superbugs like MRSA and C dificile

Oct 8 2009 by Liza Williams, Maghull and Aintree Star

A HI-TECH new centre has opened at Aintree hospital to help beat superbugs.

The decontamination unit – the first of its kind in Merseyside – features high-powered steam hoses and fogging machines to blast C difficile and MRSA.

It also reduces the time it takes to clinically clean ward areas by up to 50%, allowing new patients to be admitted to beds more quickly.

The cleaning of patient areas, which also involves the cleaning of beds and furniture, normally happens on the wards and is limited because of the chemicals that can be used.

The new facility provides a dedicated area to strip and deep clean lots of equipment within a purpose-built area.

The equipment is blasted and allowed to dry before being treated with a hydrogen peroxide dry mist.

Mike Ryan, general manager of support services, said: “When a patient shows signs of infection, we thoroughly clean any occupied area to ensure the infection does not spread.