The Board of Directors of Hospital Central Services Inc. (HCSC), and its affiliates, recently announced that Peter Castagna will retire at the end of the calendar year. Rami Nemeh, currently the vice president and COO of the Miller-Keystone Blood Center (MKBC) has been named president & CEO of HCSC and its affiliates including MKBC. Nemeh will begin his new role on Jan. 1, 2025.
HLS Linen Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, recently marked its 50th anniversary in business. Since 1974, HLS has grown from a regional hospital laundry service processing 4 million lbs. per year to where the company is today, operating two facilities totaling 249,000 square feet and shipping nearly 75 million lbs. of laundry across Ontario and with more than 600 employees.
Hygienically Clean Certification is proud to sponsor the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) public service campaign, International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). Established in 1986, International Infection Prevention Week aims to shine a light on infection prevention and will take place this Oct. 13-19.
The President & CEO of United Hospital Services, Indianapolis, recently penned a book about his time in the linen, uniform and facility services industry.
Amid a leadership change earlier this year, including the naming of seven new auditors, Textile Services Weekly recently joined an audit team at the Alsco Uniforms mixed plant in Sarasota, FL, to see how things are going.
One of the highlights of the TRSA Regional Production Summits is the opportunity for attendees to tour other facilities. The Northeast Production Summit, conveniently located at the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott in Newark, NJ, will run from Oct. 15-16. On the second day, attendees will have the chance to tour two different facilities in the Newark area.
TRSA’s Healthcare Committee is following up on last year’s initiative to survey operators on trends affecting the healthcare textile industry with an updated healthcare trends survey. This year’s survey addresses seven trend categories: financial, fleet management, automation and technology, labor market, infection control, certification and sustainability.
Hygienically Clean Certification is proud to sponsor the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) public service campaign, International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). Established in 1986, International Infection Prevention Week aims to shine a light on infection prevention and will take place this Oct. 13-19.
Healthcare Linen Services Group (HLSG) recently was certified by Great Place to Work® for the fourth consecutive year. The award is based on what current employees say about their experience working at HLSG, according to a news release.
The TRSA Marketing Committee recently released another video in its ongoing effort to raise awareness of the linen, uniform and facility services industry. For the third video in the series that debuted in 2023, the committee focused on the healthcare sector of the industry, telling its story through an animated video.
