Loyola Fights Infectious Disease With Robots
June 26th 2013Loyola University Health System is the first academic medical center in Illinois to take disinfection to futuristic levels. Nicknamed Ralph by the housekeeping staff at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and little Joe at Loyola University Medical Center, 3-foot upright cylindrical robots provide the finishing touches to room sanitation. A rotating telescopic head emits germicidal ultraviolet (UV) rays for 15 minutes in closed, unoccupied rooms to systematically kill germs.