What long-term impact do you think COVID-19 will have on hospitals’ use of reusable healthcare textiles, such as isolation gowns?
"COVID-19 fundamentally made the healthcare linen industry more relevant as healthcare providers sought alternatives to disposables for PPE. Not only as a substitution for disposables, but more importantly assuring an uninterrupted supply of gowns and related items to frontline workers. We made it a point to actively reach out to our clients to participate with their COVID-19 response teams; by doing this, we became a vital source in key areas such as reusable disinfecting wiping cloths, up to the sourcing of various reusable PPE items for full-scale conversions to reusables, As for the future, disposables have become more available and ...
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