Laundry Veteran Rick Gaffney Joins Healthcare Linen Alliance

The Healthcare Linen Alliance, one of the nation’s largest healthcare linen providers with more than 1,800 customers, recently named longtime laundry manager Rick Gaffney to oversee business development and partnerships, according to a news release.

“We are very pleased to welcome Rick to our team,” said Randy Bartsch, a founding member and chairman of the Alliance, which is comprised of a number of linen supply companies, including Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service, where Bartsch serves as CEO. “I am confident that through his efforts we will continue to expand the reach of the group across the country. As a group, with our combined size, scale and coverage, the Alliance is helping hospitals and health systems drive down overall laundry and linen costs.”

Gaffney seconded the latter statement, noting that, “The Healthcare Linen Alliance is the better alternative for national healthcare laundry, and I’m happy to be a part of the team and share that message.”

Gaffney has 30-plus years’ experience working in commercial laundry operations, including turnaround projects and projects aimed at boosting revenue by focusing on quality and hiring talent, according to the release and a LinkedIn posting. Throughout his career, he’s demonstrated a successful track record of helping businesses improve their operations, increase their reach and ensure that the right service team is in place, the release said.

The Healthcare Linen Alliance processes more than 455 million lbs. of laundry annually, including servicing 120,000 hospital beds per day. In addition to Ecotex, the group includes:

• Century Linen & Uniform
• Emerald Textiles
• Logan’s Healthcare Linen Systems
• Paris Healthcare Linen Services
• Superior Health Linens
• Textile Care Services
• Up To Date Laundry

The Alliance’s service area includes Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Northern Virginia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Southern California, Tennessee, Texas, Washington DC, Washington state, West Virginia and Wisconsin, as well as Canada. Click here for details.