A group of nearly 30 CEOs and senior executives representing linen, uniform, garment and facility services companies serving the healthcare sector discussed market trends, including managing changing customer relationships and expectations, healthcare consolidation, linen utilization and loss, reusables vs. disposables, expanding the market and automation. The TRSA CEO/Executive Roundtable was held the day before the start of TRSA’s 7th Healthcare Conference on Nov. 28-29 in Charlotte. The event drew nearly 200 healthcare market leaders and suppliers.

Key issues, trends and opportunities discussed included:

• Increased scrutiny of the cleanliness of healthcare linens and uniforms that may result in further ...