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Robot uses ultraviolet light to disinfect a rooms

Juan Carlo
VC Star
In this demonstration, a robot uses ultraviolet light to disinfect rooms at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura. Officials hope the cleaning and other protocols show people it is safe to go to hospitals.
In this demonstration, a robot uses ultraviolet light to disinfect rooms at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura. Officials hope the cleaning and other protocols show people it is safe to go to hospitals.
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Juanita Perez, environmental services supervisor at Community Memorial Hospital, demonstrates how this Skytron robot uses ultraviolet light to disinfect a room. The new normal for hospitals includes convincing patients that facilities are safe in the age of COVID.
Juanita Perez, environmental services supervisor at Community Memorial Hospital, demonstrates how this Skytron robot uses ultraviolet light to disinfect a room. The new normal for hospitals includes convincing patients that facilities are safe in the age of COVID.
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Juanita Perez, left, environmental services supervisor, and Mina Alvarado, environmental services assistant manager at Community Memorial Hospital, bring in a Skytron robot for a demonstration on how the device uses ultraviolet light to disinfect a room.
Juanita Perez, left, environmental services supervisor, and Mina Alvarado, environmental services assistant manager at Community Memorial Hospital, bring in a Skytron robot for a demonstration on how the device uses ultraviolet light to disinfect a room.
JUAN CARLO/THE STAR
Juanita Perez, environmental services supervisor at Community Memorial Hospital, demonstrates how a Skytron robot uses ultraviolet light to disinfect a room. The new normal for hospitals includes convincing patients that facilities are safe in the age of COVID.
Juanita Perez, environmental services supervisor at Community Memorial Hospital, demonstrates how a Skytron robot uses ultraviolet light to disinfect a room. The new normal for hospitals includes convincing patients that facilities are safe in the age of COVID.
JUAN CARLO/THE STAR
The new normal at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura and other area hospitals include screening areas outside the hospital and efforts to show people it is safe to use the emergency room in the time of COVID-19.
The new normal at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura and other area hospitals include screening areas outside the hospital and efforts to show people it is safe to use the emergency room in the time of COVID-19.
JUAN CARLO/THE STAR
In this demonstration, a robot uses ultraviolet light to disinfect rooms at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura. Officials hope the cleaning and other protocols show people it is safe to go to hospitals.
In this demonstration, a robot uses ultraviolet light to disinfect rooms at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura. Officials hope the cleaning and other protocols show people it is safe to go to hospitals.
JUAN CARLO/THE STAR
The new normal at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura includes the rule that everyone wears a mask. As hospitals throughout the county maintain COVID-19 safety protocols, leaders tell would-be patients not to delay emergency care.
The new normal at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura includes the rule that everyone wears a mask. As hospitals throughout the county maintain COVID-19 safety protocols, leaders tell would-be patients not to delay emergency care.
JUAN CARLO/THE STAR