The visit, which took place on 2 July 2025, uncovered a number of infrastructure failures and operational inefficiencies, ...

Nearly 100 people will be laid off from ImageFIRST, but BJC says its new laundry joint venture with SSM will employ 175.

Washing healthcare uniforms at home might seem safe. But new research shows this common practice could actually be helping dangerous bacteria spread.

GE Appliances has announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project that will create 800 jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its manufacturing complex in Kentucky. The company ...

Research finds the home washing of healthcare uniforms may spread superbugs as domestic machines fail to kill harmful bacteria, according to a new study.

Hospital staff often take their uniforms and hospital scrubs home to wash and dry. However, a research report published in the PLOS One Journal states that the dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria ...

In a nutshell Many home washing machines don’t get hot enough to kill dangerous bacteria. Half of the machines tested failed to reach or maintain the 60°C (140°F) needed for effective ...

In a nutshell Many home washing machines don’t get hot enough to kill dangerous bacteria. Half of the machines tested failed to reach or maintain the 60°C (140°F) needed for effective disinfection, ...

A new study highlights the dangers of healthcare workers washing uniforms at home, revealing that common household washing machines may harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could threaten ...

Professor Laird and her team want laundry guidelines given to healthcare workers revised to ensure that home washing machines are cleaning effectively. Alternatively, they say, healthcare facilities ...