North Texas Health Care Laundry (NTHCL), Grand Prairie, TX, strikes us as the quintessential co-op laundry—the collaboration with its hospital owners works seamlessly at multiple levels—from executives who serve on its board of directors down to infection-control specialists, nurses and environmental services personnel. What’s more, the spirit of collaboration extends inwardly as well—with extensive outreach efforts by laundry managers to recognize staff and ensure their safety and job satisfaction. 
 
The support from NTHCL’s leadership paid dividends in 2014-’15 in the form of a $3.7-million expansion project that added a tunnel washer and other equipment to the 100,000-square-foot ...