First of I think I should recognize the lateness of this, but that is a fault of bad internet. At any rate I am here now and hope to get just a little credit. I am writing about the Robot Cleaner Xenex which is being heralded as a "Game Changer" in hospitals. The article is by Eilene Zimmerman and can be found at http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/26/technology/xenex_robot/index.htm. All information used here if from this article and belongs to CNN and those involved in the making of this article.
The futuristic R2D2 like robot developed and produced by Xenex Co out of Austin Texas can disinfect a room in a hospital in five to ten minutes concentrating on high touch surfaces. Cruver, the CEO of the Xenex says, "It's easier to use than a vacuum."
The futuristic R2D2 like robot developed and produced by Xenex Co out of Austin Texas can disinfect a room in a hospital in five to ten minutes concentrating on high touch surfaces. Cruver, the CEO of the Xenex says, "It's easier to use than a vacuum."
"It also works. At Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass., 1 in 129 patients came down a hospital-acquired infection in 2010. Last January, Cooley began using the Xenex device. It subsequently saw a 67% drop in infections from C. diff, a toxic superbug that can cause diarrhea, sepsis and death."
The Xenex is an $80,000 piece of future tech but, according to the article hospitals spend about 35billion dollars a year to treat hospital acquired disease. Treating one case of MRSA, a common hospital disease, can run around 28,000 dollars for a hospital said Dr. Mary Jo Cagle, Chief Quality Officer for Cone Health, a five Hospital Health Care System in North Carolina.
"'This has been a game-changer for us,' Cagle says.
"Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy in Washington D.C., says that as long as Xenex's technology is cost effective for hospitals, he sees little downside. "It already has an advantage in the marketplace because it doesn't require doctors or nurses to change their behavior or do more," he says."
Cone Health says it has already saved 3 million dollars by using the Xenex. So, the price is right and the future of health science is looking pretty bright.
"'This has been a game-changer for us,' Cagle says.
Xenex's market is potentially huge. In the U.S. alone there are about 5,800 hospitals. Xenex's technology is currently in around two dozen hospitals, and the company hopes to have it in 240 by the end of this year. It's also moving into Europe and Asia."
"Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy in Washington D.C., says that as long as Xenex's technology is cost effective for hospitals, he sees little downside. "It already has an advantage in the marketplace because it doesn't require doctors or nurses to change their behavior or do more," he says."
Cone Health says it has already saved 3 million dollars by using the Xenex. So, the price is right and the future of health science is looking pretty bright.
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