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I don't know about today, but when I worked in microbiology in the 70s & 80s all our lab coats and similar clothing were washed in central facilities - in most
by zabzonk 1y ago
I don't know about today, but when I worked in microbiology in the 70s & 80s all our lab coats and similar clothing were washed in central facilities - in most hospitals, the central laundry was (and still is) one of the biggest facilities in the hospital.
- danesparza 1y agoYes, but does the central laundry wash all nurse and med tech uniforms? I would be genuinely surprised if the answer was "yes". I'm willing to bet they launder bed linens almost exclusively. (And perhaps the food service uniforms) :-)
- zabzonk 1y agoAs I said, I don't know what the exact situation is today, but they certainly did. Would you want us to be sitting on a bus, contaminated with pathogens?
- danesparza 1y agoI ask because my wife was a hospital nurse for 5 years (including during the beginning and peak of Covid) at a large hospital in the US. The hospital definitely did not wash their uniforms.