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CDC to study benefits of reusable healthcare PPE after TRSA push

WEBThe letter asked Secretary Becerra to study the benefits of reusable personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare facilities and find ways to increase the amount of reusable PPE in healthcare operations. Thirteen members of Congress added their name to the letter, which was sent in June. The CDC has now responded to the congressional inquiry.

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TRSA gains legislator support for more reusable textiles in …

WEBUSA It is good news for health care linen rental businesses in the USA as TRSA announces it has secured the signatures of US Representatives Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Michael Carey (R-OH-15) as the chief co-signers to a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

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The healthcare sector has specific laundry requirements

WEB2 November 2015. There are three main ways in which the requirements for healthcare laundering differ from those in hospitality. First: Healthcare customers require clean linen seven days a week, 365 days per year. This may seem similar to some hospitality contracts but in healthcare, this is non-negotiable and there is no "slack season".

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New partnership brings pre-packed medical linen service to Texas

WEBUSA Medline has announced it has entered into a partnership with North Heights Linen Service, a full-service healthcare laundry processing facility in Amarillo, Texas, to provide access to its Ready-to-Use pre-washed and pre-packaged linens …

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Healthcare Linen Alliance announces significant expansion

WEBThe Healthcare Linen alliance has announced further expansion in service areas, driven by members adding new facilities. With Alliance members serving the United States and Canada, the group now collectively produces over 750,000,000 pounds annually, serving more than 2,100 customers and over 120,000 hospital beds.

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Further expansion for Healthcare Linen Alliance

WEBUSAThe Healthcare Linen Alliance has announced that one of its founding members, Superior Health Linens, acquired Textile Care Services a healthcare and hospitality linen processor based in Rochester, Minnesota. Both organisations are …

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Living with perc

WEBIt's fair to say that the most commonly used drycleaning solvent - perc - has had a bad press. Reading the USA's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences's assessment of the substance, one commentator likened …

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TRSA’s 12th Annual Healthcare Conference & Exchange to focus …

WEBNORTH AMERICA TRSA’s 12th Annual Healthcare Conference & Exchange is planned for 15-16 November at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. The Healthcare Conference & Exchange is the premier laundry industry event where operators can gain insights and share information with colleagues and leading suppliers that process nearly …

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Utah laundry becomes a diversity leader

WEBIntermountain Healthcare’s Central Laundry is approaching 40 years as being the predominant commercial laundry service in Utah. The laundry facility started operating in 1979, originally serving just five Intermountain hospitals at the time. Now the 70,000 square foot facility in Woods Cross, Utah has grown to become the largest healthcare

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Time to change the guidelines on healthcare uniforms

WEBTime to change the guidelines on healthcare uniforms. 1 August 2011. TSA ”White Paper” urges the Department of Health to review guidelines that allow healthcare staff to wash uniforms at home. The association argues that this poses a health risk to the staff patients, and the general public, Janet Taylor reports.

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Oxwash acquires EN 14065 accreditation and healthcare hygiene

WEBOxwash has announced the company is now officially EN 14065 accredited (certified by Atlas) at its 20,000 sq. ft flagship facility, known as Big Blue. Oxwash claims to be the world's first carbon-neutral laundry (en route to net zero emissions) to receive the EN 14065 accreditation. The EN 14065 accreditation is the essential certification for

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Healthtex plant rated ‘excellent’

WEB1 August 1999. Print Email. The Bristol plant of Healthtex (UK) is the first laundry in the UK to achieve an overall “excellent” rating in the Laundry Quality Assessment Scheme. Healthtex (UK) has recently received a Fabric Care Research Association certificate validating its laundry operation at Bristol, and the quality of its finished

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TRSA Healthcare Conference beaming out December will shine a …

WEBNORTH AMERICA The 1-3 December TRSA Virtual Healthcare Conference will host an executive panel discussion involving the impact of the Covid-19 crisis and the response from the linen, uniform and facility services industry.

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Latest Laundry and CleaningNews Industry News

WEBMonday, April 15, 2024 by USAAmerica’s Best Cleaners (ABC) is encouraging its affiliates to make a positive long-term change and become certified by the newly branded Green Business Benchmark, formerly News Archive. Stay up to date with the latest industry updates from the global Laundry and CleaningNews industry.

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Hohenstein introduces new medical textiles centre

WEBGERMANYWith effect from 1 May 2017, the Hohenstein Institute has set up a new centre for textile public health as part of its group of companies in Boennigheim. The Hohenstein Health Centre will concentrate specifically on medical textiles

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Washing machine filters for microplastics should be mandatory

WEBUKWestminster has been urged to better California after legislation was vetoed in the US state that mandated microplastic filters in all new washing machines, commercial and domestic, by 2029. The call from Matter and

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Compass Group sells US Crothall Laundry to global investment …

WEBUSA TRSA, the North American association for linen rental businesses, has reported that H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management, announced on 4 January that one of its affiliates has acquired Crothall Laundry Services from Compass Group plc, the British multinational.

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Gargas is named ACI director of regulatory and international …

WEBUSAThe American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the cleaning products supply chain, has?announced the appointment of Marie Gargas as senior director of regulatory and international affairs. In this role, Gargas will be

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