Healthcare Conference Discount Ends Oct. 12
Discount registration is available until Friday, Oct. 12, for TRSA’s Nov. 14-15 Healthcare Conference in Dallas that will provide general and breakout sessions focused on an array of specialized topics aimed at virtually every aspect of healthcare laundering.
The Healthcare Conference consists of a welcome reception from 5:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, with sessions running from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. the following day. Highlights of the upcoming conference include a panel discussion featuring CEOs of textile services companies specializing in this market and a similar presentation on tunnel washing with representatives of laundry machinery manufacturers.
The keynote speaker will be Jeffrey Bauer, one of the country's most respected health futurists. In “Forecasting the Future of Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities,” he’ll present an informative and entertaining analysis of the forces that define possibilities for medical care. Bauer’s presentations draw from his knowledge of medical science, technology, demography and epidemiology, reimbursement, and organization of the delivery system.
Scheduled to participate on the CEO panel are:
- Randy Bartsch, Ecotex Healthcare Laundry Service, Sumas, WA
- Jeff Berstein, ImageFirst, Radnor, PA
- Karl Fillip, Alliance Laundry & Textile Services, Austell, GA
- Michael Potack, Unitex Textile Rental Services, Mt. Vernon, NY
- David Stern, Paris Cos., DuBois, PA
- Dave Van Vliet, Angelica Corp., Alpharetta, GA
Breakout session topics include:
- Affordable Care Act
- Disposables vs. Reusables
- Healthcare Contracts and Negotiations
- Infection Control
- Linen Life, Loss and Replacement
- Outsourcing vs. Insourcing
The tunnel washing panel will explain why today’s technologies are making these units must-haves for textile services operations serving any type of healthcare market. Manufacturers expected to share their insights are G.A. Braun Inc., Ellis Corp., Girbau Industrial, Jensen USA, Kannegiesser USA and Pellerin Milnor Corp.