Author Archives: Unitex

Most hospitals chasing sustainability targets focus on solar panels and recycling programs. Meanwhile, thousands of pounds of textiles move through their buildings every day, and almost nobody’s paying attention.  Sheets get stripped, gowns get tossed and towels disappear into laundry carts. It all happens so routinely that it’s invisible. But how a hospital manages these textiles, whether they’re reused or thrown away, quietly determines a significant…

When hospital systems merge or add new facilities, leadership focuses on integrating EHRs, aligning protocols, and standardizing care. Linen standards? That’s an afterthought. Until patients at one location get premium linens while another site makes do with worn-out inventory. Or worse, each facility runs its own system and nobody can share resources during a surge.  At Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services, continuity…

Linen service looks simple from the outside. Dirty items leave, clean items return. But between pickup and delivery, dozens of variables determine whether a hospital gets exactly what it needs, when it needs it, in the condition it expects.  At Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services, we don’t leave any of that to chance. Every step of our process generates data, and we use that data…