By Steve Berg, Vice President, Encompass Group Infection prevention is central to healthcare, and healthcare textiles (HCTs) play a quiet but critical role. A fomite is any inanimate object that, when exposed to infectious agents, can serve as a vehicle for transmission. Textiles fall into this category, which has led to recurring questions about their …
By: Steve Berg, Vice President of Sales for Senior Living, Government, & Laundry for Encompass Group, LLC. Though many understand the impact linens have on resident comfort, be sure your team also recognizes the impact of linens on resident safety. Here are three ways to ensure your laundry process is helping to prevent infection. …
Encompass Group®, one of the leading manufacturers and marketers of healthcare textiles, healthcare apparel, patient warming and therapeutic support products for the healthcare industry, is proud to announce that it has been awarded a contract with Vizient® to supply Pressure Management & Surface Replacement Systems to Vizient provider clients. Effective immediately, Vizient clients have …
Encompass Group, LLC, one of the leading manufacturers and marketers of healthcare textiles and apparel, patient warming and therapeutic support products for the healthcare industry, is proud to announce the celebration of its 25-year anniversary. Nearly a century ago a select lineup of leading apparel, linen, and infection control healthcare companies formed an alliance …
Gregory Keith Snoddy of Dandridge, TN recently passed away. Snoddy, 53, was employed by Encompass Group, LLC for 21 years. Snoddy is survived by his wife, Sandra; son Byron Jackson and his wife Anna; daughter, Brittney Jackson and her husband Ben; grandchildren; mother, and mother-in-law. In lieu of flowers, it was requested that memorial donations …
Janice Carter Larson, CLLM, Vice President of Clinical Resources and Consulting for Encompass Group LLC, has announced her retirement from the company effective May 1, 2019. Larson is a 40-year veteran of the healthcare industry and is a pioneer in hospital-based linen cost management consulting. For over half of her career, she has led a …
Greg Snoddy is the new Executive Vice President of Healthcare Sales for Encompass Group, LLC, as announced by Mark Beran, CMO of Encompass. “We are excited to have Greg’s sales leadership and customer experience over our Acute Care and Senior Living sales teams now,” said Beran. “He brings more than 20 years of working with …
ARTA will host three webinars in the coming year as a service to members. The first webinar is being offered on a complimentary basis. There will be a member and nonmember fee for the following webinars. The webinar series will kick off on Wed., Aug. 24th with “Making the Case for Reusable Surgical Textiles.” Angie …