The Push for Simplicity: "One Product Everywhere"

in Hospital Surface Disinfection

The Push for Simplicity: "One Product Everywhere" in Hospital Surface Disinfection

Healthcare professionals, particularly nurses and Environmental Services (EVS) staff, face immense challenges in maintaining stringent disinfection standards in hospitals. Amid operational complexities and an ever-evolving array of pathogens, a growing consensus has emerged: the desire for a single, versatile surface disinfection product that can work across all hospital settings. This ideal—“one product everywhere”—could be a game-changer for both operational efficiency and infection prevention.

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Why "One Product Everywhere" Matters

For hospital staff, juggling multiple disinfection products often leads to inefficiencies and complications: 

  • Infection Control Gaps: Products may have different efficacy levels against pathogens like C. difficile, M. tuberculosis (TB), Norovirus, and Candida auris, leaving critical vulnerabilities. 
  • Training Challenges: Multiple products mean staff must learn and comply with varying Instructions for Use (IFUs), increasing the risk of error and non-compliance. 
  • Inventory Complexity: Managing and stocking diverse products for different scenarios consumes valuable resources and time. 
  • Operational Burden: Different products require different dwell times, protocols, and applications, creating confusion and potential errors. 

 

“Our frontline cleaners, who are often less educated, tend to make mistakes. They might not be informed or might forget that a C. diff patient was in the room before. A product that works as a sporicide everywhere, all the time, would be ideal for ensuring consistent safety and effectiveness."

 Director of EVS, 400+ bed hospital, California

Healthcare stakeholders believe a single, multi-purpose product could streamline these operations, providing simplicity and efficacy. 

A Shared Vision Across Roles

Two key perspectives emphasize the appeal of consolidation: 

 

"One product everywhere is highly valuable from the perspective of solving operational complexities of inventory management and training as long as blended pricing is the same as today."

Director of Material Management,  300+ bed hospital, North Carolina

 

"The "brass ring" for IPs would be a single product with short contact time positioned as the only product needed for the widest possible range of organisms and broad material compatibility."

Senior infection preventionist

The Path Forward

A universally accepted disinfection product requires balancing multiple needs: ensuring efficacy across pathogens, maintaining ease of use, and delivering cost efficiency. By meeting these demands, the dream of “one product everywhere” could become a reality, making hospital environments safer, simpler, and more efficient. 

 

50% of EVS and IP staff surveyed said they would replace their sporicidal and intermediate level disinfectants with an effective ‘all in one’ product1. 

1: Arxada surface disinfectant usage trends survey 2024, with responses from 110 disinfectant users and buyers across 90+ acute care and ambulatory health care facilities

   

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