Clean Linens Are Safe Linens, And Hospitals Don’t Take Them For Granted

A worker with NOVO Health Services in Atlanta places a washed sheet into a machine that will iron and fold it. NOVO is one of the accredited facilities that provides laundry service for health care facilities.

Courtesy of NOVO

By Judi Kanne

While thinking about the rough flu season that Georgia had this year, I wondered about something: How do hospitals keep everything running smoothly when they are overwhelmed with patients who are contagious?

What about things that have to be changed regularly — like linens, sheets, pillowcases and towels? How do hospitals manage that?