HARTMANN and GWA Hygiene: Strategic Partnership for Digital Healthcare Solutions

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Henning Falk

Henning Falk

Published On

Jun 20, 2022

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  • Company
  • Partnerships
HARTMANN and GWA Hygiene: Strategic Partnership for Digital Healthcare Solutions

Heidenheim/Hamburg, June 20, 2022 – HARTMANN and GWA Hygiene announce a groundbreaking strategic partnership that integrates the digital NosoEx® system into HARTMANN’s Mission: Infection Prevention.

Background: Nosocomial Infections

Current Situation

  • Over 500,000 nosocomial infections annually in Germany
  • 81% of patients fear hospital-acquired infections [1]
  • Hand hygiene as a key factor in infection prevention

The Partnership

HARTMANN’s Strategy

Distribution Cooperation

  • HARTMANN takes over NosoEx® distribution
  • Collaboration with GWA Hygiene managing directors:
    • Maik Gronau
    • Tobias Gebhardt

NosoEx® System

Technical Components

  1. Hardware

    • Sensors on disinfectant dispensers
    • Personnel transponders
    • Sensor modules

  2. Software

    • Data collection and analysis
    • Anonymized evaluation
    • Inventory management

Functions

  1. Monitoring

    • Recording of dispenser usage
    • Grouping by personnel categories
    • Anonymized data collection

  2. Quality Assurance

    • Monitoring of disinfectant quantity
    • Prevention of coverage gaps
    • Inventory management

Leadership Statements

Alexander Schwieger, HARTMANN:

“Good hand hygiene is one of the most important measures for breaking infection chains. Our high-performance hand disinfectants play a central role in this. However, we are now taking a step further and offering a digital solution that provides additional support to medical facilities in ensuring and strengthening hand hygiene.”

He further explains:

“Every day, a great deal is accomplished in hospitals and care facilities to maintain health. With our digital offering, we want to create direct added value that protects employees and patients directly. Awareness of hand hygiene compliance has developed significantly over the past two years. Nevertheless, the pandemic has also revealed areas where further development must continue.”

Benefits for Healthcare Facilities

Direct Benefits

  1. Improved Compliance

    • Objective data collection
    • Targeted intervention possibilities
    • Quality assurance

  2. Increased Efficiency

    • Automated documentation
    • Inventory optimization
    • Resource management

  3. Patient Safety

    • Reduction of nosocomial infections
    • Improved hygiene measures
    • Verifiable quality assurance

The partnership between HARTMANN and GWA Hygiene marks an important step in the digitalization of hygiene management and promises to further improve patient safety through innovative solutions.