While the first step in preventing linen loss is to work with a professional linen management service, educating your employees about linen management in your healthcare facility is an important second step.
Anxiety is a growing problem in the population at large. In high-stress or uncomfortable situations, like those patients commonly experience during treatment, anxiety can intensify and disrupt processes. Between 11% and 80% of adults suffer from anxiety, and doubtlessly they are patients you see every day.
Winter is coming, and it’s important to be ready. As a leader at your hospital, you’re responsible for the health and safety of your patients and staff. And, unfortunately, cold weather, ice and snow mean more potential health hazards for you to deal with.
Over the years, HandCraft has been committed to working closely with medical associations that support the medical practices we sell to.
This has been a long-held debate for many small- and medium-sized healthcare facilities. While outsourcing has been the norm for many of their larger counterparts, smaller healthcare businesses are still considering whether they need to entrust their linen needs to other companies.
Your hospital has enough to worry about already. When lives are at stake, it’s difficult to be concerned about something that seems as inconsequential as linen loss. So, chances are, linen loss isn’t high on your priority list. But it should be.
HandCraft Services got its start — and made its name — as a dry cleaner in Richmond more than 50 years ago. But these days, the company’s big business is handling the medical industry’s laundry.
RICHMOND, Va. – Eight people have been selected to receive awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Virginia District Office, at the annual Small Business Awards Luncheon in Richmond, on Friday, June 17.
FRANKFORT, Ill. — The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) accredited its 100th healthcare laundry when HandCraft Linen Services, Richmond, Va., earned the distinction in May, HLAC reports. “We’re proud to have reached this milestone in HLAC’s history,” says HLAC Chairperson Patti Costello, executive director of the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES). “Laundries voluntarily […]
Click to view article. Converting to an exchange cart program isn’t just a matter of collecting data in separate systems and having the customer service representatives provide monthly reports. In order to move to an exchange cart program, as proposed by HandCraft Linen Services, three key elements are required. Please click on the above link to […]
