Healthcare & labs
Hospitals, ERs, clinics, labs and clean rooms depend on air quality and uptime. Cognituv keeps coils, ducts and rooms clean and logs every reading in Cognituv Connect.
Case studyLower turnover and fewer sick days on the HR recordHealthcare · Emergency room · New Braunfels, TXStaff wellnessRead the case study 
What’s at stake
Waiting rooms, exam rooms and nurse stations bring together people who are already sick. ASHRAE Standard 170 sets the ventilation requirements; meeting them every day is the hard part.
Wet cooling coils and dark ductwork grow biofilm and mold, which restrict airflow and sit upstream of patient areas.
Pressure, particulates and temperature have to stay in range, and the record has to show that they did.
Air handlers serving spaces that never close can’t come down for routine coil cleaning.
Healthcare · Emergency room · New Braunfels, TX
ER staff work with known exposure to pathogens. Overwatch 2x2 units treat the air continuously, and the hospital’s HR records since show lower turnover and fewer sick days.
Read the New Braunfels ER & Hospital case study →Where Cognituv fits
On-coil UV-C keeps cooling coils clean without shutting the unit down.
See Cognituv GridDUCT modules treat the airstream and duct surfaces downstream of the coil.
See In-duct UV-CUpper-room fixtures and sealed purifiers treat air in waiting and exam rooms while they’re occupied.
See Upper-air & in-room UV-C
In the fieldCeiling-grid air treatment for nurse stations, triage and patient rooms.
See Overwatch 2x2Pressure, IAQ, particulates, CO₂, temperature and UV-C output on one record.
See Cognituv ConnectFacility types
What we look at first, the systems we usually find, the codes and standards to check and where we’d start. Codes and standards are listed for reference: a listing isn’t a compliance finding, and doesn’t mean any product, Cognituv’s included, is certified to one.
Inpatient, surgical, isolation, outpatient and support areas under one roof, running around the clock.
Includes: General acute care hospital · Specialty hospital
Hospital-based or freestanding emergency care, with triage, waiting, treatment and isolation rooms.
Includes: Hospital emergency department · Freestanding emergency department
Plan sensors for this facility Case study: New Braunfels ER & Hospital
Consultation, exam and treatment rooms, often on smaller packaged systems with lean maintenance budgets.
Includes: Outpatient medical clinic · Urgent-care clinic · Medical office
Assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing, where residents live in the building and care levels differ by wing.
Includes: Assisted living · Memory care · Skilled nursing facility
Research and testing labs, standalone or on a floor of a larger building, often on high-outside-air systems with conditions that have to stay stable.
Includes: Research laboratory · Testing laboratory · Lab floor in a mixed-use building
Identify · Apply · Verify™
Sensors on air handlers and in critical rooms set a baseline for air quality, pressure and coil performance.
UV-C at the coil, in the duct and in the room, installed around your care schedule.
Cognituv Connect keeps the record continuous, with alerts when a room drifts out of range.
Where we work: Hospitals and ERs, Outpatient clinics, Surgical suites, Laboratories and clean rooms, Pharmacies and Long-term care.
Codes and standards
The list comes from Cognituv’s facility and code library, reviewed September 2026. Publication isn’t adoption: whether a document applies, and which edition, depends on your jurisdiction, its amendments and your project, and the authority having jurisdiction decides. A listing isn’t a compliance finding for your facility, and doesn’t mean any product, Cognituv’s included, is certified to it.
ASHRAE 170Consensus standard · 2025
ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities
Ventilation design requirements for health care spaces, from patient rooms to procedure rooms.
Listed for: Acute care hospital, Emergency department, Outpatient and urgent-care clinic, Senior living and nursing care
ASHRAE 241Consensus standard · 2023
ASHRAE Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols
Planning, design and operation of air systems to reduce exposure to infectious aerosols, including an infection-risk management mode.
Listed for: Acute care hospital, Emergency department, Outpatient and urgent-care clinic, Senior living and nursing care
CMS 42 CFR 482Federal regulation
Conditions of Participation for Hospitals, 42 CFR Part 482
The health and safety conditions a hospital meets to take part in Medicare and Medicaid, including infection prevention and control (§ 482.42) and the physical environment.
Listed for: Acute care hospital
Joint CommissionAccreditation · 2026 hospital and critical access hospital programs
The Joint Commission physical-environment standards
Accreditation standards for a safe physical environment; the requirements depend on the program manual (hospital, ambulatory and others).
Listed for: Acute care hospital, Emergency department
CDC environmental infection controlGuidance · 2003, with later updates
CDC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
Recommendations on air, water and environmental surfaces in health-care facilities.
Listed for: Acute care hospital, Emergency department
NIOSH 2009-105Guidance · 2009
Environmental Control for Tuberculosis: Basic Upper-Room Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation Guidelines for Healthcare Settings
Design and safe use of upper-room germicidal UV for tuberculosis control in healthcare settings.
Listed for: Acute care hospital
OSHA 29 CFR 1910Federal regulation
Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry, 29 CFR Part 1910
Workplace safety rules for general industry; which sections apply depends on the hazards and work on site.
Listed for: Outpatient and urgent-care clinic
CMS 42 CFR 483Federal regulation
Requirements for States and Long Term Care Facilities, 42 CFR Part 483
The requirements a long-term care facility meets to take part in Medicare and Medicaid, including its infection prevention and control program (§ 483.80).
Listed for: Senior living and nursing care
ASHRAE 62.1Consensus standard · 2025
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
Minimum ventilation and related indoor-air-quality requirements for the occupancies it covers.
Listed for: Senior living and nursing care, Research and testing laboratory
OSHA Laboratory StandardFederal regulation
Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories, 29 CFR 1910.1450
Protection for laboratory workers who use hazardous chemicals, through a written chemical hygiene plan, exposure monitoring and training.
Listed for: Research and testing laboratory
Start with a no-cost assessment: a call with an engineer and a written recommendation. When you want the data first, Cognituv Connect measures your own equipment, scoped and quoted for your site.
