Case Studies

Antimicrobial Copper has been successfully utilised in healthcare facilities throughout the world as a means to kill pathogenic microbes on frequently-touched surfaces, thus reducing the risk of transmission of infection.

Trafford General Hospital, UKTrafford General Hospital has the distinction of being the place where the NHS was founded in 1948, and a new unit has offered them the chance to harness the inherent antimicrobial properties of copper to help reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections and improve patient outcomes.

Centre Hospitalier de Rambouillet, FranceThe Centre Hospitalier de Rambouillet, in the Parisian region, is the first hospital in France to install antimicrobial copper touch surfaces to fight pathogens and reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) for its patients.

Ronald McDonald House of Charleston, USARonald McDonald – a well-known, global brand – is also renowned for its housing charity, working in communities to offer aid to families in need. The charity's Charleston House has elected to retrofit many touch surfaces and hardware with antimicrobial copper items in the hopes of providing a safer living and working environment for guests and employees.

The Kohitsuji Child Center, Mitaka, Tokyo, JapanThe Kohitsuji Child Center in Mitaka, Tokyo – completed in February 2011 – installed brass door furniture and handrails throughout to help limit the spread of infectious diseases amongst its children.

Mejiro Daycare Center for Children, JapanWith influenza outbreaks on the rise, the spread of infectious diseases is a growing concern for educational institutions, and one Tokyo daycare centre is leading the way in infection prevention with antimicrobial copper.

University Medical Center Groningen, NetherlandsOpened in November 2010, the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) Hospital's Cancer Center in Groningen, the Netherlands, has been fitted throughout with door handles made from bronze - an alloy of copper benefitting from its antimicrobial properties. It was the very first Dutch facility to have implemented antimicrobial copper, leading the way in infection prevention.

Centre Inter Générationnel Multi Accueil (CIGMA), FranceThe Centre Inter Générationnel Multi Accueil (CIGMA) in Laval, France - opened in early 2011 - consists of a nursery for 35 infants and a 60-bed care home for dependent elderly people, and is equipped throughout with copper handrails and door handles. These surfaces are constantly touched by the residents, children and care staff, and are therefore potential hotspots for the spread of germs and illnesses. With normal cleaning, the antimicrobial copper surfaces will kill viruses, bacteria and funghi that could otherwise remain on the surfaces, thus contributing to a healthier environment for all.

UHB Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, UKSelly Oak Hospital is part of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, and is the site of the UK pilot programme to assess Antimicrobial Copper’s efficacy in a clinical environment. Antimicrobial Copper surfaces have been installed in a general medical ward. Installed surfaces include: door handles, push plates, sink taps, grab rails, dressing trolleys, over-bed tables, and more.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UKA state-of-the-art centre being constructed at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital is due to set the gold standard for infection prevention with Antimicrobial Copper door furniture specified throughout in a bid to reduce the risk of healthcare associated infections in particularly vulnerable patients.

Willmott Dixon Healthcare Campus of the Future, UKThe Community Healthcare Campus is a healthcare facility showcase that demonstrates how key elements of design and construction, such as Antimicrobial Copper, can help create a better, safer environment for clinicians and patients as well as contributing towards sustainable construction.

Craigavon Area Hospital, Northern IrelandNew multi-million pound trauma and orthopaedic facility at Craigavon Area Hospital features copper ironmongery for a healthy and healing environment.

St Francis Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath, IrelandThis 140-bed facility, along with its associated nursing home, St. Clair’s, embraced the latest science for supplementing hygienic practices, Antimicrobial Copper. Antimicrobial Copper door handles were installed throughout both facilities in a bid to reduce bacterial contamination on these frequently-touched surfaces.

West-Finland Deaconesses' Institution Veterans' Nursing Home and Rehabilitation InstitutionThis 85-bed facility is a nursing home and rehabilitation centre which delivers multi-professional, high-quality care, rehabilitation and counselling services for military veterans and other geriatric patients. It is the site of a trial to assess the efficacy of antimicrobial copper surfaces in a Scandinavian clinical environment. Copper surfaces installed included door handles, grab rails, serving trolleys, handrails, switches and shower drain covers.

Mehiläinen Medical Facility, Pori, FinlandMehiläinen is a newly-renovated medical facility in Pori, Finland that has been one of the first healthcare centres in the country to capitalise on the antimicrobial properties of copper.

Ochiai Clinic, JapanIn Japan, the Ochiai Clinic for fever patients has undergone an Antimicrobial Copper fit-out including brass wall and worktop cladding and door furniture. Ken Takahashi, the avant garde architect-designer, combined art with science in his design concept - exploiting the inherent bug-killing properties of a warm, golden copper alloy.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USAThis hospital is one of the premier cancer centres in the world and is one of three hospitals involved in US clinical trials assessing Antimicrobial Copper’s clinical efficacy.

The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USAMUSC, a world-class medical centre and educational institution, is involved in the US clinical trials assessing Antimicrobial Copper’s clinical efficacy. Antimicrobial Copper touch surfaces have been installed in the 21-bed Intensive Care Unit. Installed surfaces include: nurses’ call devices, monitor bezels, bedrails, and more.

The Ralph H Johnson Veterans Medical Center, USAThe Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Medical Center is a primary, secondary and tertiary care facility that serves more than 40,000 US army veterans annually. The healthcare centre conducts investigations that will improve the health care of veterans. It is one of three hospitals involved in the US pilot programme to assess Antimicrobial Copper’s efficacy in a clinical environment. Antimicrobial Copper touch surfaces have been installed in the 6-bed Intensive Care Unit. Installed surfaces include: nurses’ call devices, bedrails, and more.

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