(Greenwood, S.C., May 15, 2023) Self Regional Healthcare has begun the use of innovative UV-C disinfection technology in partnership with R-Zero, a global leader in healthy, green buildings.
One R-Zero Vive device is now active at Self Regional Medical Center to disinfect patient rooms and areas using UV-C technology to neutralize 99.99% of harmful airborne microorganisms, protecting team members, patients and visitors.
“We are fully committed to the health of our community and are consistently looking for ways to improve our safety practices,” said SRH President and CEO, Dr. Matt Logan. “The opportunity to utilize this innovative technology for near-perfect sanitization is a great step toward that commitment.”
“We’re honored Self Regional Healthcare has chosen to implement our systems, and that they recognize that creating healthy environments is key to providing the highest quality of care,” said Jennifer Nuckles, CEO of R-Zero. “R-Zero is proud to partner with Self Regional to keep their patients and communities safe and living healthy and happy lives.”
Today R-Zero’s sustainable technology is being used to protect millions of people across North America across public and private sectors, including K-12 schools, college campuses, corporate campuses, hospitals, senior care communities, parks and recreation and other government facilities.
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About Self Regional Healthcare
Self Regional Healthcare is a not-for-profit, regional referral hospital that provides care to residents of Greenwood, Abbeville, Laurens, Saluda, McCormick, Edgefield and Newberry counties. Services include prevention and wellness, acute care and tertiary care services including cancer care, neurosurgery, heart and vascular surgery, NICU, orthopedics and genetics. Self Medical Group is its employed physician affiliate network of 44 practices and more than 200 physicians.
About R-Zero:
R-Zero is a healthy buildings and green buildings company dedicated to making our shared indoor spaces safer and more efficient, sustainable, and productive. R-Zero combines the power of UV-C light, IoT-connected hardware and sensors, and AI to enable organizations to create safe shared environments for our education, healthcare, corporate, and public sector communities to thrive. R-Zero’s system of connected biosafety technology protects millions of people and provides automation, greater visibility, and smarter risk reduction to bring people together safely. R-Zero is backed by Mayo Clinic and the earliest investors in Google, Amazon, Tesla, and SpaceX including DBL Partners, World Innovation Lab, and SOSV/HAX. For more information, visit www.rzero.com.