The “True” Cost of Lab Coats
By Terry Jo Gile, MT(ASCP)MA Ed

The following scenario is very familiar: The phone rings and it is the purchasing agent for the laboratory. He has just spoken to a lab coat vendor that will supply coats for the laboratory at half what you are currently paying. This sounds too good to be true but it will certainly help out your already anemic budget.
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THE LUCKY ONES -
Working In Sevier County Sheriff Dept’s Newly Equipped Laundry

SEVIERVILLE, TN. -- The lucky few inmates chosen to work in the prison’s laundry at Sevier County Sheriff’s Department in Sevierville, Tennessee are part of the facilities new money-saving operation.

“We didn’t realize our new laundry equipment would save us money but the new machines have made us much more efficient,” said Paul Lintner the sheriff department’s manager of food service and laundry. Until two years ago the facility was relying on four top load washers and two home-style dryers to keep pace with more than 400 pounds of soiled laundry every day. Inmates’ clothes, blankets, sheet and towels were washed only once a week, which was all the jail could handle
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Keep it Competitive
By Matt Alexander, MHS

On-premise and central laundry operators may have the impression they are operating in a cost effective manner until a comprehensive audit and review determines otherwise. Do you know how your facility would fare in an audit?

The most frequent reason for discrepancies between the laundry manager analysis and a professional audit can be attributed to miscalculating of actual clean (usable) pounds delivered, attributing an inflated value to added for ancillary services and/or failure to properly identify all laundry expenses
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