laundry - strategies, tips and insights for the healthcare facilities management industry


Proper Handling and Laundering of Bed Linen Can Help Curb Infection



UPMC, linen supplier settle fungal infection victims' families



Vermont hospital uses trailer as temporary laundry solution



Should facility laundries 'own' infection prevention textiles?



Hospitals in Vermont and New Hampshire struggle for clean linens after plant closing



Michigan health systems collaborate on laundry service facility



Repeated wearing of clothes increases bacteria for healthcare workers



University of Washington to close hospital laundry



Study finds that many hospital linens have mold



California law gives healthcare laundries more flexibility



Laundry staff cuts leads to facility towel shortage



Most healthcare facility infection control practitioners doubt their laundry systems



Ideas for dealing with linen hoarding



North Wales hospitals' laundry called infection risk



Minn. hospital sued after stillborn baby discarded with dirty laundry



Healthcare laundries evolve to deal with emerging issues



Surprise inspection finds improper linen storage at Pittsburgh healthcare facility



Commercial laundries lauded for safety



Crothall Now Has 12 Hygienically Clean Healthcare Certified Laundries



Crothall Now Has 12 Hygienically Clean Healthcare Certified Laundries



Parkland Hospital combines laundry tech with human touch



Report links UPMC bed linens filled with mold blamed to crisis



Dirty laundry link to C. diff. points to laundry facility's role



Soiled linens could carry C. diff, study shows



Soiled linens may cause environmental contamination



Sharps and debris found in hospital laundry lead to staff safety concerns



HLAC encourages healthcare laundries to be proactive to break the chain of infection



HLAC Marks 10 Years of Inspecting and Accrediting Healthcare Laundries



A European perspective on healthcare laundry infection control



Microfiber products may help prevent spread of MRSA



Silver-based treatment reduces bacteria in hospital laundry



Extending life of healthcare facility linens



Do more healthcare-laundry regulation programs cause confusion?



Holding textile laundering to a higher standard



Looking at healthcare self-regulation program



Lenbrook Retirement Community increases quality improvement scores and efficiency targets with the same outsourcing solution



Senior living facilities customize laundry operations



Boston hospitals battle to keep things running during winter storms



New standards set for healthcare laundry facilities



N.Y. hospital fined for exposing workers to bloody, soiled laundry



Protecting laundry workers from Ebola threat



Dealing with medical laundry breakdowns



Laundry council backs CDC Ebola guidelines



CDC: Discard Ebola patient linens as regulated medical waste



Scottish hospital not clean enough for HEI inspectors



Color-coded sheets to aid to infection control efforts



Linen loss is an $840 million problem



New study shows reusable textiles' benefit to healthcare facilities



Deadly linen contamination a wake-up call



Healthcare launderers call for higher standards



Tupelo hospital laundry on constant alert



Hospital linen safety infographic



Deadly fungal outbreak puts hospital laundry oversight in spotlight



Study on laundered towels finds E. Coli, tetanus



New Orleans deaths raise questions about handling of linens



New Orleans hospital admits dropping ball in fungal outbreak communication



Waste and mismanagement cited at medical prison



White paper discusses quantifying hygienically clean laundry



Short sleeves recommended by infection control experts



Confusion over handling of blood-saturated linen creating unnecessary costs



RFID may help medical facilities meet budget standards with laundry



Ozone laundry system expected to mean energy savings Wisconsin hospital



Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council seeks nominations for 2014-2016 board



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