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Posts Tagged: Hospital laundry

  • Hospitality and Healthcare Linen Operation Insights

    Hospitality and Healthcare Linen Operation Insights

    By John Goetz, Global Product Manager, Hydro Systems Editor Note:  This is Part 1 of a four part series exploring the laundering of linens in healthcare and hospitality facilities.  Topics to be explored include,  meeting and exceeding guest and patient linen standards, linen stains and their origins in hospitality environments, exceeding laundry healthcare standards, the

  • Hospitality and Healthcare Linen Operation Insights-Part II

    Hospitality and Healthcare Linen Operation Insights-Part II

    By John Goetz, Global Product Manager, Hydro Systems Editor Note:  This is Part 2 of a four part series exploring the laundering of linens in healthcare and hospitality facilities.  Topics to be explored include,  meeting and exceeding guest and patient linen standards, linen stains and their origins in hospitality environments, exceeding laundry healthcare standards, the

  • HLAC Responds to UK C.diff Study

    HLAC Responds to UK C.diff Study

    The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) said in a recent release that wash processes that conform to the guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and which are a core component of the HLAC Accreditation Standards document, sufficiently reduce the possibility of exposure of laundry workers, patients and the hospital environment to Clostridium difficile (C diff) spores.

  • ARTA’s Life Cycle Analysis–Peer-Reviewed & Published

    ARTA’s Life Cycle Analysis–Peer-Reviewed & Published

    Peer-reviewed Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) research published by APIC’s journal confirms that reusable isolation gowns provide a significant improvement in energy, environmental footprint, water, and energy-associated emissions.  Additionally, reusable gowns are more cost-effective and offer a 95% reduction in waste stream, it was announced in an ARTA release. “Our life cycle analysis proves that reusable