TRSA associate member Milliken & Co., Spartanburg, SC, is leveraging its materials science expertise to manufacture much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for the healthcare industry amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release.

Jim Hall, 65, longtime CEO of Northwest Health Care Linen, Bellingham, WA, passed away on March 4 after a three-year battle with Glioblastoma.

In a somewhat surprising development, healthcare laundry operators are reporting significant drops in volume, even as some companies, such as Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services, are arranging to service field hospitals such as a 1,200-bed facility that opened March 30 at New York’s Javits Center.

In a broad-ranging April 2 webinar, TRSA featured a discussion with two attorneys/financial experts who highlighted key programs designed to help companies, including linen, uniform and facility services businesses hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, remain viable until the economy rights itself.