Advantages of using UV light for disinfection:

● UV surface disinfection does not require ventilation of treated rooms

● UV disinfection leaves no harmful residue

● UV surface disinfection impacts a broad range of pathogens and

● UV surface disinfection is rapid to use

The use of UVC light is a key tool that helps protect against the well-known danger of pathogens being transferred from high-touch surfaces and spread in the air we breathe.

“Hospitals that use UV-light disinfection after cleaning and disinfection standard protocol have actually significantly mitigated infection risks associated with environmentally mediated transmission.”

(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6801766/pdf/ijerph-16-03572.pdf)

Viruses are known to persist on surfaces and the disinfection of these surfaces is crucial to the care of all patients. While hospitals do their best to eliminate these pathogens manually, these methods have yet to be fully successful. UVC technology has been shown to reduce the viral load significantly, helping to control the environment of a patient, reducing its impact as a source of contagion. A study on the effect of UV-C technology at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside, NY not only found this to be true but also found that the use of UVC technology “had a potentially compounding benefit when used over time.”

(https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(18)30035-X/pdf)