report

on

Contemporary technology

In

healthcare

Submitted by,

Kumar avinash

Sudhanshu srivastava

1st

year

m.Arch (healthcare)

Laundry services in hospitals – linen handling

Laundry services

in

hospitals

– linen handling

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WHAT IS LINEN?

including Mattress, bed cover, pillow cover, bed sheets, towel,

blanket, screen, curtain, doctor’s coat , table cover etc

• Linen is a fabric made from fibers.

• In general term it is used to denote clothing items.

• It includes all the textile used in hospitals

Cotton is most preferred and frequently used material as it is cheaper and more comfortable.

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IMPORTANCE OF LINEN IN HOSPITALS?

• During any given hospital stay, patients spend most, if not all, of their time in bed.

• That means they are surrounded all day with hospital linens.

• From their gown to their sheets and blankets patients have more contact with these items than anything else in the hospital.

• Adequate supply of clean linensufficient for comfort and saftey ofpatient and personal appereance& pleasant, neatly attiredemployees attending patients infresh crisp uniform do much sellthe hospital to the public

• Therefore it makes sense to

ensure that they are properly

cleaned, dried and transported to

avoid cross contamination

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TYPES OF LINEN

Linen for Housekeeping-This includes curtains, drapes, table cloths , etc

Patient linen-Bed Linen, Body Linen, OT Linen

Staff linen-Doctors and Medical staffs Apron, Gown

etc

USE BY FIELD PERSONS:

DEGREE OF CONTAMINATION:

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SOURCE OF LINEN

IN PATIENTOPD & OBSERVATION ROOMS

OT,LR,ICU&EMERGENCY

SOURCES

LINEN REQUIREMENT/ FREQUENCY OF CHANGE

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HANDLING OF LINEN : HOSPITAL LAUNDRY

Hospital laundry is the space or area that receives all the linen material from different areas like ward, OT, OPD, and office area where they undergo process of sorting, washing , extracting, drying, ironing, folding, mending and delivery.

Objective of laundry services

• To provide comfortable and pleasantenvironment to patient and visitors ofhospital by supplying clean linen.

• To control Hospital Infection (3-4% of HAIis due to mishandling of the infectedlinen)

• To supply uninterrupted supply of linento user department.

• To improve image of the hospital

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TYPES OF LAUNDRY SERVICES

Rental System

Contractual System

IN PLANT /IN SITU SYSTEM

Co-operative System

LAUNDRY SERVICES

OFF SITE SYSTEM

USE OF BARRIER SYSTEM

GENERAL

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ACTIVITIES IN LAUNDRY

• Collecting and receiving dirty and soiled linen from wards and other dept.

• Sorting of linen• Removing of blood stains• Disinfection• Washing and Drying• Repairing/ sewing• Pressing/calendering and

folding• Storage• Issue of material

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• Location : close proximity of CSSD and Dietary system

• Ground floor with least disturbance to patients.

• Space requirement : 10sq.feet/bed

• Floors: Rust proof , non-slippary, washable,suffient gradient to provide easy flow of water.

• Ceiling: smooth ,washable, moisture proof , sound proof, with minimum height of 3.5 meter.

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

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

• Doors and windows : Doors should be wide enough to admit heavy machinery and trolleys. Maximum light and natural ventilation should be provided from window.

• For ventilation,10 air change per hour is recommended.• Power supply: 3 KW hour per 45 KG of laundry, • Water: Aprrox 15 liter of hot water and 10 liter of cold water required per 0.5 kg of

linen processed. • Steam Supply: A temperature of 170 degree Celsius is obtained from steam at 45 kg

per 6 sq. cm pressure.

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BARRIER SYSTEM

It’s a system designed for the sole purpose of

keeping soiled and clean goods physically

separated during the wash phase.

SORTING AREA

IORNING & FOLDING

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BARRIER SYSTEM

For very large hospital laundries the best type of barrier system is a tunnel washer or continuous batch washer.

These large washers have soiled linens placed in one end of a long tunnel and they are moved through the washer by an Archimedes screw.

This screw separates the load into batches.

Water and chemicals come from the other end, in the opposite direction of the goods so every time the laundry goes into the next pocket cleaner and cleaner water is used.

These machines are so large that the soiled goods are in one end of the room while the cleaned goods are at the opposite end.

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BARRIER SYSTEM

The tunnel washer consists of tandem drum-type washing compartments (usually from 6 up to 20) designed for 25, 35, 50, 60, 70, 90 or 100 kg of dry linen. Each compartment is programmed for its proper operation mode; its proper temperature is maintained in it, and its proper detergents are fed into it (with possible processes while several compartments are operating in similar modes).

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BARRIER SYSTEM

PRINCIPLE:To save water and energy consumption the washers use the principle ofwater counterflow providing that clean water is fed into the lastcompartment and moves toward the movement of laundry. Thus, witheach transition the laundry moves into the compartment with cleanerwater.

WORKINGDuring the washing process the laundry moves sequentially through allthe compartments. The laundry is loaded through a batch hopper bymeans of either an overhead conveyor or conveyor belt. Before loadingthe laundry is automatically weighed, and the program adjusts theamount of detergents to be fed upon the actual loaded weight. Uponmoving through all the tunnel washer compartments the washed andrinsed linen are delivered in the press section (in some cases in thecentrifuge section) to pass through a spin cycle.

The tunnel washer standard equipment also includes an electronic weighting unit, a conveyor and a computer control rack.

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BARRIER SYSTEM

3. The distributioncabinet

4.Loadingcompartment..

5. The controlpanel

6. Water tank

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BARRIER SYSTEM

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