Ecotex Purchases Mohawk Medbuy Linen Services

Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, recently announced the purchase of the linen services division of Mohawk Medbuy Corp. (MMC), Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Mohawk Medbuy and Ecotex are currently implementing the transition phase to ensure a seamless service handoff on Feb. 29, according to a news release.

The sale follows a competitive process facilitated by a third-party and conducted in collaboration with MMC members. The outcome meets the criteria Mohawk Medbuy established at the outset to ensure continued employment for its employees at its Hamilton, Ontario, linen processing facility, and long-term service commitments to the hospitals and other customers it supports. Divesting its linens business will allow MMC to focus on its growing, national healthcare supply-chain services.

“We’re thrilled that MMC and their hospitals selected Ecotex based on the value, quality and savings we offer,” said Ecotex President and CEO Bryan Bartsch. “We look forward to having the 200-plus person team in Hamilton become part of the Ecotex family and to delivering our high standard of service to our new customers. To ensure that, we’re making infrastructure investments to the Hamilton facility this year, including a new tunnel washer, press, shuttle and dryer system.”

For hospitals currently served by MMC, Ecotex brings a new level of scale and resources. Based on the company’s expertise and strong track record within healthcare, the selection of Ecotex was firmly endorsed by all the hospitals currently served by MMC’s linen operations. “This is a very good outcome for our patients, our hospital and our community,” said John Aldis, senior vice president, finance and corporate services, at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. “It reflects the effort MMC undertook to engage member hospitals through the process, align on key objectives, and find the best match in a partner that really understands and can meet our evolving linen service needs into the future.”

The selection of Ecotex was the right decision, according to Paul Truscott Jr., senior vice president and COO of Health Sciences North (HSN). “Linens are essential to patient care,” he said. “The scale, resources and operational redundancy that Ecotex brings to the table gives us great confidence that they will deliver for our hospital. Equally important, they’re able to provide cost savings in the process. That’s a win-win for HSN.”

MMC is a national, not-for-profit, shared services organization that supports hundreds of healthcare providers across Canada, as well as child welfare agencies and other public sector organizations.