Amy Berscheid, Laundry Coordinator at St. Cloud Hospital/CentraCare Health in St. Cloud, Missouri, has been awarded the Encompass Tony Hanson Scholarship to attend the Laundry & Linen College from ALM.

Connect with ALM on social media! You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Please note: Our Twitter handle has changed to @ALMnetwork. Not a huge change, we just dropped the "1," but we want to be sure to see all you have to say about our unbeatable programs and resources, so please make sure you tag us properly! 

If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Morris.

St. Joseph's Medical Center in downtown Houston remained open for the duration of Hurricane Harvey and became self-contained. Staffers were delivering babies, handling emergencies and taking care of a number of evacuees from the nearby convention center. Unable to get back to their own homes due to impassable roads, employees had to sleep at the hospital, but hospital leaders said they still volunteered to work extra hours. Though officials had ordered enough food and supplies, items like linens were running low when staffers had to sleep on the property. When the manager of an Embassy Suites hotel a few blocks away learned about the situation, he donated his extra linens to the hospital.

Conductive textiles are an emerging class of textiles beginning to gain demand in a number of sectors, with healthcare innovation emerging as a major expenditure avenue across the world, due to rising awareness about its importance to maintaining the health of a country's population, leading to government support and significant private investment in several countries.

Perhaps in the interest of taking advantage of special sales, the person in charge of purchasing has varied the print and the styles of textiles in a facility. Unfortunately, this creates a nightmare for the laundry and healthcare staff. Having consistency with color, print and style according to the use of the patient linen makes a more efficient process for both care providers and textile professionals.

During Textile Care Allied Trades Association’s (TCATA) annual conference in July 2017, attendees learned of legislative and regulatory issues, heard ideas of how to differentiate themselves from competitors, and watched a judo demonstration. Also during the conference, the election of two officers was announced by president Gerald Henke.

The Southeastern Educational Conference, hosted by the Georgia and North Carolina ALM chapters, has been postponed due to Hurricane Irma. The conference is expected to be rescheduled for November. Stay tuned to Vital Threads for future updates.