Patient activity found to drive linen costs.
As the total cost of textile replacement, processing and in-facility distribution approached $1.4 million per year, the University of Arkansas Medical Center turned to a risk-sharing program offered by Medline Industries. So far, the change has resulted in savings of $516,000. Materials management director Gary Dollar explains how the program is working now.
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