NORTH AMERICA
K-Bro Linen Systems Inc, a Canadian healthcare and hospitality company since 1954, recently received Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification for its Edmonton, Alberta and Regina, Saskatchewan facilities. Other K-Bro plants with Hygienically Clean certifications are Healthcare at the Burnaby, British Columbia site, and Healthcare and Hospitality at the Calgary, Alberta site.
Hygienically Clean is the quantified, validated standard and measure for hygienically clean textiles in North America since 2011. Achievement of this certification reflects a laundry's commitment to laundry best management practices (BMPs), which is demonstrated through on-site inspection and their ability to be hygienic Textiles have been confirmed to be clean as they have been quantified by ongoing microbial tests based on established hygienically clean textile methods and standards for the healthcare sector.
Objective experts in epidemiology, infection control, nursing, and other health professions work with laundromats to ensure certification continues to enforce the highest standards for making clean healthcare textiles.
"Congratulations to K-Bro about their recent certifications, ”said Joseph Ricci, President and CEO of TRSA. "This achievement demonstrates their commitment to infection prevention and that their laundries are taking all possible steps to prevent human disease."
Reflecting the evolution of healthcare laundry certification in the face of growing global infection control concerns, Hygienically Clean documents practices that ensure the elimination of potentially harmful microbial levels while adding a quantifiable review of continuous improvement in overall cleanliness.
For information on Hygienically Clean Certification Programs, please contact E: (Email protected).
