Information from the Winnebago County Health Department
Winnebago County Public Health Department
COVID-19 Updates for Healthcare Providers,
First Responders & Long-Term Care Facilities
April 30, 2020
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Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System™:
The Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System™ addresses the current shortage of critical PPE. Battelle CCDS™ can decontaminate thousands of N95 respirators using high concentration, vapor phase hydrogen peroxide. The respirators are exposed for hours at the validated concentration level to decontaminate biological contaminants, including the SARS-CoV-2. CCDS™ can decontaminate the same respirator up to 20 times without degrading N95 filter mask performance. (Link to Technical Summary)
Healthcare providers will collect worn respirators each day in accordance with an approved procedure, and the PPE will be labeled with a barcoded serial number that will be used for tracking the PPE chain-of-custody throughout the decontamination process. This procedure ensures that the healthcare system receives its own respirators back. (Link to Preparation and Collection of N95)
Madison, Wisconsin will be receiving one of these units in early May. The federal contract awarded to Battelle to operate CCDS™ nationwide makes the decontamination process free to healthcare providers within the State of Wisconsin. (Link to Press Release).
Send your questions ahead of time! Email questions to DHSWIHAIPreventionProgram@dhs.wisconsin.gov using the subject line: PROVIDER WEBINAR QUESTIONS by 2 p.m. Thursday, April 30.
