Sodexo to Partner with UVD Robots, Elevating Disinfection Solutions Across U.S. Facilities
BETHESDA, Md. (July 8, 2024) – Sodexo, a leader in essential, non-clinical services for healthcare organizations, announces a partnership with UVD Robots, the global market share leader in autonomous UV robots. By providing the latest innovation in UV, this partnership will bolster Sodexo’s fully standardized, evidence-based program called Protecta, elevating environmental hygiene and keeping staff and clients safer.
"Effective healthcare operations demand meticulous attention, extending to rigorous environmental hygiene standards,” said Lisa Zierten, Global Protecta Brand Lead, Sodexo. “Enhancing germicidal efficacy, streamlining processes to optimize productivity, and minimizing operator involvement are critical priorities. We’re excited about collaborating with UVD Robots to implement their innovative solutions, bolstering our commitment to keeping the environment of care safe."
Available nationwide, these autonomous robots are designed to enhance productivity and efficacy when compared with legacy stationary UV equipment. With UVD Robots, workers no longer need to reposition units within rooms, freeing them for other critical tasks and reducing room turnover time by more than 50%. The robots also deliver remarkable efficacy against resilient organisms with accurate room mapping and ability to get closer to surfaces. UVD Robots feature redundant safety systems, as well as generate detailed reports, showcasing comprehensive mapping and performance monitoring.
“Partnering with Sodexo is an ideal fit” says Janus Doré Pagh, CEO at Blue Ocean Robotics, the manufacturer of UVD Robots. “Sodexo’s leadership in environmental hygiene serving a variety of facilities across the globe, perfectly complements our commitment to delivering advanced self-driving UV germicidal solutions. Together we can empower cleaning and disinfection teams to achieve unparalleled standards of environmental hygiene”.
Sodexo Healthcare is committed to powering human care through areas of clinical nutrition and wellness, environmental services, and healthcare technology management. Sodexo enables healthcare organizations to prioritize patient care by assuming responsibility for non-clinical healthcare services, contributing to positive patient outcomes.
About UVD Robots, part of Blue Ocean Robotics
UVD Robots is a business unit of Blue Ocean Robotics, which develops, produces and sells autonomous mobile robots for the service industry. The company is headquartered in Denmark, with its own representation in the United States and Europe to support sales and services directly to its customers. UVD Robots are award-winning, self-driving disinfection solutions developed in collaboration with cleaning and disinfection experts. UVD Robots are equipped with a fully integrated UV-C light system that emits UV-C light at 254 nm, which is renowned for its germicidal properties.
About Sodexo North America
Sodexo North America is part of a global, Fortune 500 company with a presence in 45 countries. Sodexo specializes in sustainable food service and valued experiences, in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam, at every moment in life: learn, work, heal and play. Additionally, the company indirectly supports additional jobs through its annual purchases of goods and services from small to large businesses. Sodexo North America is committed to meeting the challenges of everyday life with a dual goal: to improve the quality of life of our employees and those we serve, and contribute to the economic, social and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all.