There is a strategic place in the hospital away from any treatment room: laundry. This is where tons of linens and gowns are washed, disinfected, ironed. Since the 1980s, mechanization has been used to process laundry, resulting in less labour and higher output.
Report on a practice that has been ongoing for several months in some Parisian hospitals: patients had to bring their own sheets before receiving care. The PA-HP decided to open an internal investigation. Patient testimony and interview with Jean Charles GRUPELI, Head of the Central Service of the AP-HP Laundries on possible difficulties of communication and distribution of linen in hospitals.
Reportage sur le CTTH Beauvais de (Centre de Textile Technique Hospitalier). Il traite le linge de tous les établissements de l'Oise et de l'Eure et lave 19 tonnes de linge d'hôpital chaque jour. Interview d'une salariée, agent de tri, sur le traitement du linge. Interview de Thierry Desenzani, ingénieur responsable du Centre de Textile Hospitalier, sur le regroupement et les gains en matière de productivité.
Report on the new laundry at the Le Mans hospital. Robert PAUMIER, head of the laundry service, mentions the improvement of the working conditions of the staff and the maintenance of the linen "rid of all possible microbes".
Report on the new laundry at the Le Mans hospital. Interview with Guy DELSOL, Deputy Director of the Centre Hospitalier on the quality and modernity of the services practiced in this factory.