Laundry

Ruhbins Hospital has its own Laundry. We adhere to the highest recommended criteria when it comes to the cleanliness of our staff, patients and hospital environment.

Washing

Soiled linen is washed using alkaline detergent combined with emulsifiers and solvents in cold water (little higher than the room temperature) which will wash off 90% of the bacteria in linen. The balance 10% will get eliminated by Fabrisoft (Fabric Conditioner, a quaternary ammonium compound) in the last rinse.


Drying & Finishing

After washing, the linen is send for drying and ironing. Our dryers operate at a temperature that is over 80°C  for more than 30 minutes and the flat work ironer operates at 160°C. Most of the harmful bacteria cannot exist with the above temperatures.


Cleaning & Sanitizing

At the end of each day the laundry premises and the machinery are cleaned and sanitized to prevent cross contamination.



Testing for contamination

Once a week the washed linen is been randomly tested for contamination to maintain a high quality in standards at all times.