"The images of nurses with garbage bags over their scrubs are not easily forgotten. We’ve learned many lessons from the Pandemic, including some around the limited elasticity of the supply chain. It makes good operational and clinical sense for hospitals to maintain, or be required to maintain, a balanced inventory of reusable PPEs as part of their emergency-preparedness plans. The environmental sustainability of reusable textiles/PPEs is just icing on the cake."

—Johanna Ames, President | Ames Linen Service | Cortland, NY

"A pandemic is different from many other supply-chain risks, as the entire supply network could be disrupted simultaneously ...