A. Two important points to be considered while doing hospital laundry-
• Emphasize on hygiene and cleanliness.
• Ensures disinfection of clothes.
B. Process of laundry function in hospitals –
• Collection from Emergency, main OT, OPD, various specialized centres and wards.
• Transportation from linen bank or directly from hospital to laundry plant.
• Unloading dirty linen and sorting.
• Washing is done in large washing machines which have a capacity of 100 kg per load.
• Hydro extraction – Hydro extractors work in centrifugal motion which removes moisture.
• Drying, Pressing, ironing, folding and stacking.
• Mending and segregation of condemned articles.
• Packing and Distribution.