After an article published this spring in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal linked hospital linens with infection—thus spurring other media to report on the subject—TRSA influenced the subsequent reporting to ensure that:
 

• Healthcare launderers’ best practices were properly explained
   
• TRSA’s Hygienically Clean certification was recognized as a critical preventive measure

 
The journal article indicated the contamination of linens occurred at a pediatric hospital, but it didn’t say which one. The facility name (Children’s Hospital, New Orleans) came to light when a doctor told a local TV station about the situation ...