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WHEELING -- Wheeling University engineering students recently completed an assessment on 20 of Wheeling Hospital's new UVC devices.
UVC technology refers to a type of ultraviolet light, also known as Germicidal UV. It has the power to kill or incapacitate bacteria, mold, fungi, and viruses by destroying the DNA of dangerous pathogens. A new study led by researchers from Duke University has found that adding short-wavelength ultraviolet-C light to standard room cleaning strategies modestly decreases hospital-wide incidence of common healthcare-associated infections.
The students, who include Brianna Grimes, Jacob Buck, Elijah Byrd, Phillip Derick, Bryce Porter and Christian Rivera, evaluated and considered several standards when examining the devices then provided recommendations to Wheeling Hospital regarding safety information and the installation of GFCI interrupt mechanisms on each UVC device. The Wheeling University Engineering Department received roughly $2,500 for its services, which will be used to purchase more LED light fixtures for the university's multipurpose recreation facility, the Alma Grace McDonough Center.
"It opened my mind to the understanding that your ideas with the proper hard work can be funded even if you don't have the proper capital," said Byrd.