Author Archives: Unitex

Earth Day is a good reminder that environmental responsibility applies to industries people don’t always think about first. In healthcare, most of the conversation stays focused on energy systems, building standards, and clinical waste. The laundry rarely comes up. It should. Every day across the Northeast, thousands of pounds of patient linens, surgical textiles, scrubs,…

People tend to focus on the surgeon’s hands, the instruments, and the technology. But the protective environment around a procedure depends on a lot more than that. Airflow is controlled, surfaces are monitored, every instrument is sterilized and tracked. Surgical textiles, gowns, drapes, specialty linens, are part of that same system and deserve the same…

Spring in a healthcare facility means a lot of things happening behind the scenes. Engineering teams work through their checklists, HVAC systems get inspected, boilers evaluated, backup generators tested. It’s the kind of unglamorous, essential work that keeps everything else running smoothly, and most patients never know it’s happening. Linen processing works the same way.…