Is there a future for the off-site laundry?
With steeply rising costs of labor, materials, utilities, and borrowed money, hospitals considering means of improving their laundry-linen service or quality must review the financial impact of various options. This article examines the financial viability of on-site modernization and development of off-site laundries.
D002201:Capital Expenditures; D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000191:economics*; D007847:Laundry Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States