Mario Villarreal, system director for the Saint Francis Health Systems (SFHS) Linen Service, a healthcare facility serving Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK, sees a bright future of growth thanks to a new plant and equipment upgrades, including sorting, finishing and material-handling systems that are boosting throughput.

“We’ve become more efficient,” says Villarreal. “The FTEs (full-time employees) have more automation. The equipment is lined up better than it was at the old plant. It’s easy to get the product from one end to the other. Yes, it’s a better flow…a stronger flow.” Before the plant opened in June 2025, the ...