Industry News
The Value of Accreditation Within the New World of Healthcare Laundry
The Ebola crisis served as a wake-up call for many in our industry. We’ve been reminded just how important preparation continues to be.
Benefits and Advantages of Process Driven Accreditation
Laundries accredited by the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) are the recipients of many advantages and benefits. The key benefit is process accreditation which provides assurance that the entire process with which the textile has come into contact with has been reviewed.
Testing of Reusable Textiles in Healthcare Facilities
In years past, microbiological sampling of the healthcare environment traditionally involved collection of samples from environmental surfaces, air, soils, or water and assaying contamination present therein via environmental microbiological cultures.
Recommended Practices in the Care of Healthcare Laundry
Why institute industry-recommended practices in your healthcare laundry plant? You haven't had any complaints. You've passed your regulatory inspections. So why bother?
Proper Air Flow Critical To Healthcare Laundries
When it comes to quantifying how important proper air flow is to the operation of a healthcare laundry, the numbers speak for themselves.
Measure Quality From Laundry
Laundry service is a good barometer of how committed a healthcare facility is to overall quality.
After all, if a facility compromises on laundry quality, will it also compromise on surgical procedures?
