Textile Services recently visited some Atlanta-area laundries, including Pilgrim Mat (see October 2015, pg. 34). Another was an on-premise laundry (OPL) operated by DeKalb Medical in nearby Decatur, GA. We toured the OPL, which processes roughly 87,000 lbs. per week for three hospitals in its service group. 
 
While we’ve often written about OPLs phasing out their operations in favor of outsourcing, some healthcare providers prefer to keep their laundry operations on-site. After seeing this operation, we asked Laundry Director Grover Evans Jr. a few questions about his OPL, including some recent improvements he’s overseen, such as the ...