Don’t Wash Your Medical Uniforms at Home
Posted by stacy on Wed, Aug 05, 2020
In today’s unprecedented times, safety is on the forefront of all of our minds. In the hustle and bustle of the healthcare industry, it can be challenging to ensure safety for staff and patients alike. However, there is one easy step you can take that will make a big difference!
Study Finds Reusable Surgical Gowns are Better for the Environment than Disposable Gowns
Posted by stacy on Fri, May 25, 2018
An investigative study by the American Reusable Textile Association (ARTA) and the International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) has found that reusable surgical gowns are significantly better for the environment than disposable gowns in areas like energy consumption, water use, greenhouse gas emissions and waste management.
TRSA Clarifies Hygienically Clean Standards
Posted by stacy on Fri, May 25, 2018
TRSA, an organization that promotes textile education and safety through industry certifications, has updated and clarified their standards for Hygienically Clean certified laundries. As a Hygienically Clean laundry, MediCleanse has passed the highest industry tests for medical textile safety.
Download “Handling Clean Linen in a Healthcare Environment” Here!
Posted by stacy on Fri, May 25, 2018
Download “Handling Clean Linen in a Healthcare Environment” Here! Soiled linens, if handled improperly, can put your medical facility at risk for spreading infection. Healthcare textile training not only reduces this risk but can save your healthcare business money with more efficient linen management.
Hygienically Clean Healthcare Advisory Board Announces Full Slate of Members
Posted by stacy on Mon, Apr 30, 2018
Alexandria, Va., April 27 , 2018 – TRSA, the global association for the linen, uniform and facility services industry, and the creator and administrator of the Hygienically Clean Certification announced today its 2018 Hygienically Clean Healthcare Advisory Board slate of members.
Explore Our New Website!
Posted by stacy on Wed, Mar 21, 2018
At MediCleanse, we’re using technology to stay on top of our field.
Surgi Strategies: Laundry, HLAC and Infection Control
Posted by stacy on Thu, Feb 15, 2018
Infection control in a medical setting can be overwhelming in that it encompasses nearly every task and object in a building. Indeed, infection control also affects textile choices and laundry policies, or at least it should. Proper textile purchases can be elusive, and their care process can be too. The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) […]
Wall Street Journal: Hospital Scrubs Are a Germy, Deadly Mess Bacteria on doctor uniforms can kill you
Posted by stacy on Thu, Feb 15, 2018
You see them everywhere — nurses, doctors and medical technicians in scrubs or lab coats. They shop in them, take buses and trains in them, go to restaurants in them, and wear them home. What you can’t see on these garments are the bacteria that could kill you. Read more about it: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123137245971962641.html
U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health: Contamination of Hospital Curtains With Healthcare-Associated Pathogens
Posted by stacy on Thu, Feb 15, 2018
In a culture survey, we found that 42% of hospital privacy curtains were contaminated with vancomycin-resistant enterococci, 22% with ethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and 4% with Clostridium difficile. Hand imprint cultures demonstrated that these pathogens were easily acquired on hands. Hospital curtains are a potential source for dissemination of healthcare-associated pathogens. Read more about it: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18823274
ICT, Infection Control Today: Bacterial Contamination of Surgical Scrubs and Laundering Mechanisms: Infection Control Implications
Posted by stacy on Thu, Feb 15, 2018
Home-laundering is not as effective as facility or third-party laundering in decontaminating surgical scrub attire. Similarly, home-laundered scrubs are not as effectively “clean” as single-use scrubs prior to use. Further study is warranted to identify the bacterial organisms comprising the bioburden and their potential clinical impact, if any, on the development of surgical site infections […]
