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The document outlines the functions and requirements of a hospital laundry service. It discusses the types of linen laundered, including bed sheets, towels, doctor's coats, and more. It also describes the key functions of laundry services like collecting soiled linen, sorting, inspecting, and packaging clean linen. Facilities and space requirements are listed, such as areas for washing machines, drying, mending, and storing clean linen. Guidelines are provided for projecting laundry workloads based on American, British, and Subcontinent standards. The ideal location and physical facilities for a hospital laundry are also described.

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Laundry Services PDF

The document outlines the functions and requirements of a hospital laundry service. It discusses the types of linen laundered, including bed sheets, towels, doctor's coats, and more. It also describes the key functions of laundry services like collecting soiled linen, sorting, inspecting, and packaging clean linen. Facilities and space requirements are listed, such as areas for washing machines, drying, mending, and storing clean linen. Guidelines are provided for projecting laundry workloads based on American, British, and Subcontinent standards. The ideal location and physical facilities for a hospital laundry are also described.

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LAUNDRY SERVICE

Laundry service is responsible for providing an adequate, clean and constant supply of linen to all users.

The term ‘hospital linen’ includes all textiles used in the hospital including mattress, pillow covers, blankets, bed sheets,
towels, screens, curtains, doctor coats, theatre cloth and table cloths.

THE FUNCTIONS OF THE LAUNDRY SERVICES

1. Collecting soiled linen from various places.


2. Sorting the linen and processing them
3. Inspecting and repairing or replacing damaged
materials (linen)
4. Assembling and packaging of specialty Items
5. Maintaining different types of registers.

FACILITIES AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS

1. Space for heavy equipments like washing machine, squeezer etc.


2. Provision for supply of water and power.
3. Storage place for cleaning agents.
4. Space is also needed for sorting the soiled linen
5. Facilities to manually wash doctor’s uniform and clean other soiled linen.
6. Clothes lined to dry in the sun.
7. Lines of cards to dry clothes in the sun.
8. Place for sewing, and mending area.
9. Place for ironing.
10. Desk to have registers and files.
11. Space in every ward for storing clean linen.

WORKLOAD OF LAUNDERING CAN BE PROJECTED BY USING THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:

- American Standards: An average of 15 pounds(6.80 kg) per bed per day plus 25 pounds (11.33 kg) for each operation or
delivery.

- British Standards: 60 articles per bed per week at 0.39 kg per article.

- Subcontinent Standards: The rule of thumb is three to five kg per bed per day

LOCATION

• Ideally, it should be on the ground floor of an isolated building connected or adjacent to the water and power plant.

• Hospital laundry should be located away from the main service area of hospital.

• Close to boiler and water heating system.

• Large hospitals with 500 beds and above should establish their own mechanized laundry.

• The laundry should be located in an area that has ample daylight and natural ventilation.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES

Close proximity to CCSD and dietary system.

Ground floor with least disturbance to patients.

Space requirements: 10sq.feet/bed

Floors: rust proof, non-slippary, washable, sufficient gradient to provide easy flow.

Ceiling: smooth, washable, moisture proof, sound proof, minimum height of 3.5m

Wall: should be washable and free from crevices, corners, edge or projection.

For ventilation : 10 air change per hour is recommended.

- CLASSIFICATION BASED ON USE OF LINEN: a) General Purpose linen: This includes curtains, drapes, table clothes and similar items
commonly used in all parts of the hospital . This is the linen which is not used for patient care.

b) Patient linen: This consists of patient clothing such as patient pyjamas, shirts, gown, coats etc.

c) Ward Linen: This consists of patient-bed clothing such as bed sheets, pillow covers , blankets used by the patient.

d) OT, Labour room, Procedure room linen: This includes items such as pyjamas, kurtas, gowns, coats , shirts etc. worn by surgeons, anaesthetists,
OT personnel and also surgical gowns, caps, masks, trolley covers, OT towels etc

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