Are you ready for the future of medicine? At some of Fraser Health’s hospitals, the future is now, with the introduction of cutting edge germicidal robots.

These machines use ultra-violet light to completely disinfect patient rooms in about 20 minutes, eliminating up to 99 per cent of dangerous antibiotic-resistant infectious agents, including C. difficile and MRSA.

The February 2017 edition of Hospital News features a piece I wrote detailing the recent trials of this new Xenex Robot technology in three of our facilities.

Read more about the next wave in infection control in, “A New Weapon Against Infection.” Stay tuned for more stories from the front lines of health care.