Infection-prevention personnel are more enthusiastic about healthcare-laundry certification than their colleagues in other medical professions. In viewing Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification exhibits, they stand out, as reflected in the turnout at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) conference in June in Philadelphia. Compared with visitors to the certification’s exhibits at other shows in recent years for other healthcare professionals in other areas, such as ambulatory surgery and environmental services, APIC attendees are more curious about Hygienically Clean and more willing to discuss their experiences with laundry services.

The prototypical APIC visitor to the Hygienically Clean displays ...