Confidence in Clean: Hygienically Clean Certified Healthcare Linens
For patients, a hospital gown can be unsettling—but soft, professionally cleaned textiles offer reassurance that their well-being is a priority. Partnering with a Hygienically Clean Healthcare certified laundry ensures that your linens and garments meet the highest standards of cleanliness and safety, providing peace of mind for both your patients and healthcare staff.
When hospitals and healthcare facilities evaluate linen, uniform and facility services providers, Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification should be a top priority. Certified facilities adhere to the strictest industry standards, following guidelines from leading organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, American National Standards Institute, and others.
Ensuring Cleanliness at Every Stage
Hygienically Clean Hospitality Standards oversee the entire textile processing cycle—from the handling and transport of soiled textiles to in-plant processing and final delivery.
Rigorous Standards, Proven Cleanliness
To earn certification, laundries must:
- Pass independent audits to verify their quality assurance and risk management processes.
- Complete three consecutive rounds of microbial testing to confirm hygienic cleanliness.
- Undergo quarterly testing to ensure ongoing compliance with strict hygiene benchmarks.
- Document their policies and procedures, demonstrating their commitment to producing and maintaining hygienically clean linens.
By choosing a Hygienically Clean Healthcare certified provider, healthcare facilities demonstrate their commitment to patient safety, infection prevention and the highest level of textile hygiene.
To achieve certification, facilities must document their policies and procedures, demonstrating their commitment to producing and maintaining hygienically clean linens.
Comprehensive Compliance & Quality Assurance
Certified laundries are required to develop and maintain a Quality Assurance Manual, outlining compliance with key industry regulations, including:
- Facility layout and workflow to prevent cross-contamination
- Personnel training to uphold hygiene best management practices
- OSHA-required protocols, including Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Standards
- Additional safety and sanitation measures to ensure a consistently clean final product
By adhering to Hygienically Clean Healthcare Standards, certified laundries provide healthcare facilities with confidence that their linens are processed with safety, quality and infection prevention in mind.