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When rounding in medical facilities, I often find the wrong-colored bag placed in a hamper. The situation is easy to imagine. Someone uses the last purple bag on the roll, they’re near the end of their shift, and instead of restocking, they grab a blue bag and place it in the hamper labeled Reject Linen…

At the end of a long shift, facility-provided scrubs are often worn out of the facility or tossed into a gym bag and carried home. They may ride around in the back seat next to gym clothes, a reusable water bottle, and the everyday clutter of life outside the hospital.

This month, we’re shining a well‑deserved spotlight on Melissa Lara, a standout Linen Supervisor with HHS at Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital. Melissa has perfected her own recipe for linen management success which is built on data, teamwork, and a healthy dose of fun. Let’s take a look at the ingredients that make her approach…

Sheets don’t just disappear into thin air, although sometimes it feels that way. One minute a unit is fully stocked, the next minute everyone seems to be out of blankets. Welcome to the world of linen management where every piece of linen has a story and every lost piece leaves behind one big question: Where…

Healthcare facilities rent linen from HandCraft Linen Services. The most common standard linens delivered are fitted sheets, top sheets, bath blankets, thermal blankets, pillowcases, towels, washcloths, and patient gowns.

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities don’t get the option to slow down when something goes wrong. A hurricane, an ice storm, a power outage, or even a sudden surge in patients can turn operations upside down in an instant. That’s why accrediting bodies, like CMS and The Joint Commission, expect facilities to have strong emergency…

Data can be confusing. You may have a lot of numbers and still no information. Without information, you cannot act. For example, imagine you have a bunch of colored blocks. You can sort them by color, by shape or by amount. But where does that get you? Visualizing data in a way that gives you…