Make the case for scrub rental using these studies and media reports that testify to commercial laundering as the way to avoid the potential infection risk and poor optics that can result from wearers taking these garments home to wash
Hospital-Grade Laundry: Key to Garment Hygiene
Preventing Infection Survival on Fabric
A 2020 university study finds viruses similar to the strain that causes Covid-19 can survive on commonly-worn fabrics for up to three days, with polyester posing the highest risk.
Safety Beyond Stains and Soils
Researchers question microbial contamination removal effectiveness in light of emphasis in domestic washing machine manufacturing on energy efficiency and hot water use reduction (2020)
National Health Service (England)
Updated guidance (2020) covers variations in local policies on uniforms and workwear while highlighting examples of good and poor practices, addressing the importance of infection control requirements to the public.
Association of Surgical Technologists
Guidance for supervisors, risk management, and surgical team members to develop and implement policies and procedures for laundering scrub attire (2017).
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
From AORN’s Outpatient Surgery magazine (2022), a review of the latest attire recommendations, including a warning not to wash at home.
Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
A 2021 compendium of research and regulators’ guidance in response to the general public’s growing knowledge of the possible presence of pathogens on scrubs and other attire and healthcare workers’ risk of bringing them into their home environments.
Scrubs in Public in the Age of Coronavirus
A well-traveled Forbes reporter highlights the international prevalence and historic U.S. value of keeping scrub-wearing within healthcare facilities (2020)
Wearing Healthcare Uniforms in Public, Is It Okay?
Generally not, according to a recent blog by this manufacturer of high-fashion scrubs