Different HEPA Filter Types & How to Choose
by HEPACART on Dec 22, 2021
It’s important to understand HEPA filters if you want to keep the air in your facility safe. The U.S. HEPA standard requires that a filter retain 99.97% of particles 0.3 μm (micrometers, or microns) in diameter (the European standard is 99.95%), while particles both smaller and larger …
Healthcare Facility Safety: Plan Big, Think Small
by HEPACART on Sep 09, 2021
Facility managers must focus on the small and mundane — the things that, if left alone, could be dangerous to occupants. The structural engineering failure that led to the tragic Surfside condominium collapse on June 24, 2021, was an extremely unusual event. Probably as rare as the cr …
Ways To Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
by HEPACART on Aug 11, 2021
Even though NV-HAP causes more deaths than any other HAI, most hospitals don’t prevent, track, report it. Recently, a group of healthcare leaders published a national call to prevent non-ventilator-associated, hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP). According to the National Organizatio …
Creating & Maintaining Clean Air in Family Dental Offices
by HEPACART on Jul 27, 2021
How can you maintain clean air in an office riddled with so many dental contaminants? If you work in family dentistry as a dentist, dental surgeon, hygienist, or lab tech, you're unfortunately in the #1 most unhealthy profession, based on exposure to contaminants, exposure to disease …