{"id":94,"date":"2010-03-24T18:33:06","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T18:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/?p=94"},"modified":"2010-03-24T19:16:17","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T19:16:17","slug":"disposable-products-vs-laundry-departments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/disposables\/disposable-products-vs-laundry-departments\/","title":{"rendered":"Disposable Products vs. Laundry Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Truth About Where Hospitals Save Money<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This question is largely dependent on the size of a hospital, and the short answer is that larger hospitals (who can afford an entire laundry department) sometimes save money by using non-disposable products. But as labor prices increase (especially with the rising cost of health insurance) even the larger hospitals benefit from switching to disposable products. What do the numbers on disposable products<\/a> say?<\/strong><\/p>\n

So let\u2019s look at some numbers. Between 2002 and 2003, Centura Health reported that supply costs rose 14.5% while labor costs rose only 10.3%. Looking at this, the clear winner is the labor involved in cleaning linen instead of buying disposable products. But the supply costs include drugs and sophisticated medical equipment that obviously curve the data in a confusing direction. What kind of labor do non-disposable products involve?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remember that hiring a laundry cleaning crew, paying for the laundry equipment, maintenance, and supplies, and purchasing the actual linen aren\u2019t the only costs of non-disposable products.<\/p>\n