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Hereford Hospital: a 65 m Pounds PFI development project.

The new 340-bed acute general hospital at Hereford is one of a growing number of innovative PFI healthcare projects where Sodexho is a leading consortium member. The company is an equity partner with a 30-year contract to provide support services.

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Optimizing the service of contracted hospital laundries.

Linen processing is a significant but essential expense to hospitals. To minimize this expense, it may benefit may hospitals to consider processing laundry by either an outside commercial vendor or cooperative association. A comprehensive bid package is the cornerstone to such a relationship and will help ensure acceptable and cost-beneficial quality service to the hospital.

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Hospital saves $1 million by outsourcing laundry.

Thirty-five percent of hospitals nationwide are outsourcing laundry services, according to the Textile Rental Services Association. Pennsylvania Hospital cut its cost per pound of laundry from 61.5 cents to 46 cents, saving $1 million in its first year of outsourcing. Outsourcing also brought the hospital better inventory control, more efficient delivery, and fewer complaints about missing items.

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