Integrated hygiene solutions
for clinical requirements
Villeroy & Boch offers integrated hygiene solutions designed especially for use in areas with stringent hygiene requirements and heavy bacterial load that reduce the growth of bacteria by more than 99.9%.
The challenge of maintaining clinical hygiene
Hospital infections caused by resistant pathogens are a very serious problem. In Germany alone, some 600,000 patients receive an infection in hospital every year, something that can considerably weaken or even kill its victims.
Effective prevention through avoiding infections
Maintaining hygiene and avoiding infections in order to ensure the safety of patients and personnel through the efficient prevention of infections is given top priority in hospital operations. Successfully combating infections through the use of targeted measures starts with the avoidance of hospital infections.
Focus on the WC
The rimless DirectFlush WC from Villeroy & Boch satisfies the highest hygiene requirements thanks to its easily cleaned surface and practically complete and germ-free flushing of the inside of the bowl. It was developed in collaboration with Dutch microbiologist Jan van Zeijl (IZORE – Centrum voor infektieziekten) following the discovery that a serious infection in an intensive care unit for leukaemia patients could be traced back to a conventional WC.
Integrated hygiene solutions for triple cleanliness
With its new AntiBac antibacterial surface technology, Villeroy & Boch is now able to offer the ideal hygiene solution – particularly in combination with the rimless DirectFlush WC and easy-to-clean CeramicPlus surface. Villeroy & Boch offers these integrated three-way hygiene solutions that almost entirely eliminate the growth of bacteria (3 log levels / > 99.9%) especially for use in areas with heavy bacterial load.
Maximum hygiene for an innovative hospital
The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) was the first hospital to employ the latest findings in the field of “healing architecture” in order to place greater emphasis on the requirements of people. UMCG also strives to meet the strictest hygiene requirements: In addition to completely separating the routes for visitors, patients and personnel, in 2014 it fitted some 2,000 WCs with Villeroy & Boch products satisfying the highest hygiene standards in its existing buildings.
AntiBac – an award-winning hygiene solution
A jury of experts and readers of “Management & Krankenhaus”, a magazine for decision makers in German hospitals, nominated AntiBac for the international “Management & Krankenhaus Award”, and Villeroy & Boch's antibacterial glaze took second place in the “Laboratory & Hygiene” category.
FACTBOOK HYGIENE
Villeroy & Boch offers integrated hygiene solutions designed specially for use in areas with demanding hygiene requirements and subject to high levels of bacteria.
Find out more in the Hygiene Fact Book.
DirectFlush
The rimless WC
The new rimless WC generation permits quick and easy cleaning. An efficient flush cleans the entire inner bowl precisely and without splashing. Find out more.
CeramicPlus
The dirt-repellent finish
Thanks to the innovative processing, dirt and limescale are hardly able to gain a hold on the ceramic surface and cleaning is much more thorough.
AntiBac
Antibacterial ceramics
The innovative surface technology has an antibacterial effect and has been proven to reduce the growth of bacteria by more than 99.9%.
References
Healthcare & Nursing
Villeroy & Boch's integrated hygiene solutions in use. Find out what our customers have to say – refer to current testimonials here.