Healthcare Surfaces Summit 2026
Schedule
Tue May 05 2026 at 08:30 am to 05:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
10275 W. Higgins Road, Rosemont, IL, United States, Illinois 60018 | Rosemont, IL
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Please register for this event here: https://events.issa.com/events/hsi-summit-2026/Have you ever left a conference buzzing with ideas, only to watch them fizzle out in the daily grind? It’s time for a change.
The 2026 Healthcare Surfaces Summit, brought to you by ISSA Healthcare and the Healthcare Surfaces Institute, applies science, design, and data-driven insights to create safer, smarter healthcare environments. This highly interactive, hands-on event connects healthcare and EVS professionals, manufacturers, building service contractors (BSCs), and scientists to collaborate on real solutions that advance patient safety.
Why Attend?
Roll up your sleeves and engage directly with Healthcare Professionals, Manufacturers, BSCs and scientists to identify gaps and challenges and co-create solutions.
Participate in dialogue with a diverse group of professionals to gain a deeper understanding of the critical role environmental surfaces have in preventing HAIs.
Analyze current standards, testing, protocols, compatibility, durability, and IFUs for improvement.
Facilitate lasting change by joining task forces that carry your ideas forward beyond the summit.
Key Highlights
Panel Presentations: Surface Intelligence – What It Is and How to Use It
This two-part panel discussion convenes cross disciplinary experts who will highlight the gaps between innovation and the challenges of real-world application.
Connecting the Dots: High-Impact Networking Experiences
Engage in robust networking through interactive sessions, face-to-face discussions, and relaxed cocktail-hour conversations—creating space to share ideas, spark collaborations, and build lasting relationships across the community.
Safer Choice Overview |With Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner
Gain insight into sustainability trends, the EPA Safer Choice program, and ISSA’s Making Safer Choices Community of Practice—resources to help organizations choose safer, high-performing products and practices.
Agenda:
Day 1: 8:30 am-4:45 pm
Seeing the Unseen Biofilm—A Critical Issue to Address
Surface Intelligence—What It Is and How to Use It
Panel Discussions: Innovation and Solutions Perspectives from Building Service Contracting, Manufactuingr, Distribution, Infection Prevention, EVS Management, Patient Safety and Quality, Nursing, and Biomed
Learn About Working with Task Forces – Discussion, Engagement, Solutions
Plus Delta—What Have We Learned and Where Are We Going to Go with it?
Networking Cocktail Hour
Day 2: 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Safer Choice and Community of Practice Overview
Designing and Implementing Measurable Solutions for Environmental Services in Patient Care Areas
Task Force Reports
Where Do We Go from Here: ISSA Healthcare Initiatives
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Hotel Information:
Sheraton Suites Chicago O’Hare
6501 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
Room Block Price: $279 USD/night
Last Day to Book: Friday, April 24, 2026
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Sonesta Chicago O’Hare Airport Rosemont
10233 West Higgins Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
Last Day to Book: Friday, April 17, 2026
Room Block Price: $119 USD/night
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Thank you to our Sponsors:
Contec Professional
Kleenmark
Leviant
LIV Process
Silver Defender
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