St. Louis, MO -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/30/2015 -- Ensuring that healthcare facilities are sanitary and safe for all patients and staff is a demanding process that requires careful attention. On top of their usual concerns, St. Louis-area healthcare facilities may find themselves concerned about whether their linen, scrubs and patient gowns are properly sanitized. ImageFIRST St. Louis, a medical scrubs and uniforms provider in St. Louis, MO, consistently provides remarkable laundry services to healthcare facilities in Missouri and Illinois, and does so in part by routinely meeting or exceeding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) compliance standards for handling medical laundry.
According to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, employers must provide safe, healthy workplaces. ImageFIRST St. Louis abides by rigorous protection standards, including proper protective garments and proper handling, to protect its associates from biological hazards while handling medical laundry. ImageFIRST St. Louis also upholds strict standards for handling, washing and delivering laundry in order to protect its customers and their patients from the spread of infection.
OSHA lays out detailed directives for how laundry that may be contaminated with biohazardous material should be handled. These regulations dictate that a medical laundry service must handle contaminated laundry as briefly as possible, and that laundry must be bagged on location and placed in a leak-proof, clearly labeled bag or other container. ImageFIRST St. Louis adheres to these standards when handling each linen, gown and medical uniform in Springfield, IL.
Furthermore, ImageFIRST St. Louis takes extra steps to ensure that their products are sanitary with their Triple BioShield Protection process. This process entails a wash procedure that kills up to 99.999% of bacteria and viruses and coats items with a protective barrier. Linens are then delivered sealed in plastic to keep patients safe and healthy.
To learn more, visit http://st-louis.imagefirst.com.
About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 5,500 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.
For more information about ImageFIRST St. Louis, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://st-louis.imagefirst.com.