Healthcare launderers are navigating a period of change and uncertainty as hospitals and outpatient-care centers work to improve patient outcomes under tight budgets and ongoing questions about hygiene and textile policies in the post-COVID-19 era.

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“Demand for healthcare services remains strong,” says Bryan Bartsch, president and CEO of Ecotex Healthcare Laundry Service, Vancouver, BC, Canada. “However, healthcare providers continue to face significant financial pressures arising from labor shortages, inflation, aging infrastructure and funding constraints. This will drive further growth outside of the acute-care setting, more urgent-care centers, more clinics, more day procedures.”

Brian Kradjian, president, Bates Troy ...