St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, California recently utilized a new technology to rid its facility of mold. The facility used a fumigation process to inactivate the mold compared to the traditional "rip and tear" method. The traditional "rip and tear" method (a process where drywall is removed, the underlying surfaces are cleaned with a solution to kill any remaining mold, and then the area is re-built) would have required St. John's to continue it complex project for at least another 5 to 6 years. The fumigation process allowed the hospital to limit the corrective construction to under a single year, thus saving costs, time and more importantly keeping more hospital beds in service for the community. This session enables attendees to:
•Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the use of chlorine dioxide for mold remediation
•Describe the process St. John's Regional Medical Center recently went through using this technology
•Assess specific situations where the use of this technology would be beneficial