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April 24, 2013
Cottage Health System Renews Contract with Mission Linen Supply

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Agreement is for two Cottage hospitals in Santa Barbara and Goleta, Calif., and for Santa Ynez Hospital in Santa Ynez, Calif.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Cottage Health System, described as the single not-for-profit provider of acute hospital care in the greater Santa Barbara area, has renewed its longtime contract with Mission Linen Supply, the linen supply company reports.

Under the agreement, Mission Linen will continue to launder all patient linens for three Cottage Acute Care facilities, as well as provide kitchen products, lab coats, floor care products and uniforms for 10 additional labs, clinics and dietary accounts.

The agreement with Mission Linen is for two Cottage hospitals in Santa Barbara and Goleta, Calif., and for Santa Ynez Hospital in Santa Ynez, Calif.

The decision to renew the contract with Mission was made after a review of options in the area, according to Afshin Fatholahi, vice president of support services at Cottage Health System.

“Our relationship with Mission Linen Supply goes back to 2008 and has grown due to Mission’s ability and flexibility to meet our needs and requirements,” Fatholahi says. “We believe it’s important to keep our business within the community and support a local business in Santa Barbara which offers economical advantages for the community at large. It’s a win-win situation.”

The contract with Cottage Hospital will be serviced by Mission Linen plants in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria, Calif.

February 27, 2013
Mission Linen Expands Use of Natural Gas-Powered Trucks

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Company to use six CNG trucks in Morro Bay, Calif., and Phoenix to deliver linens, uniforms and restroom supplies

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — After a successful pilot program here, Mission Linen Supply will soon begin using six CNG (compressed natural gas) trucks in Morro Bay, Calif., and Phoenix to deliver linens, uniforms and restroom supplies to customers, the company says.

CNG was one of several alternative fuels that Mission Linen Supply considered as it was seeking to increase its commitment to sustainability. During the pilot, the company was impressed by CNG’s reduced environmental impact compared to the threat caused by disposal of batteries used in hybrid applications.

The company worked with BAF Technologies, a provider of natural gas technology and conversion services, to equip trucks with the CNG system.

CNG-powered engines are capable of reducing NOx (nitrogen oxide) emissions by as much as 98%, thereby reducing smog, Mission Linen Supply says. They are also capable of reducing carcinogenic particulate matter by 99%. The overall reduction in greenhouse gas emissions will be 30% or greater, the company adds.

“Since we depend on trucks to conduct our business, we are committed to finding ways to increase fuel efficiency while reducing our carbon footprint,” says Don Bock, director of Risk Management for Mission Linen Supply. “We’re thrilled that we can have a positive impact on the environment and save money, making the case for other companies in our industry to follow suit.”

June 13, 2012
Guy Fieri-Owned Restaurants Re-Sign with Mission Linen Supply

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Tex Wasabi’s and Johnny Garlic’s have been clients for 14 years

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Mission Linen Supply reports that it has renewed and expanded its contract with Tex Wasabi’s and Johnny Garlic’s, the two multi-location restaurants owned by The Food Network’s Guy Fieri.

Mission Linen will be the sole provider of table linens, napkins, floor mats, aprons and towels for all seven restaurant locations, including the recently opened Johnny Garlic’s location in San Jose, Calif.

Johnny Garlic’s and Tex Wasabi are both owned by Fieri, the host of the wildly popular Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, as well as the special series Tailgate Warriors, both on The Food Network. The restaurants first partnered with Mission Linen Supply in 1998 and have relied on the company for tableware and floor care needs ever since. The seven California locations are serviced by Mission Linen’s facilities in Salinas and Sacramento.

“The level of service and quality that Mission Linen has provided over the past 14 years is what convinced us to renew our contract,” says Brett Hutchison, COO, Johnny Garlic’s and Tex Wasabi’s - Guy Fieri Signature Restaurants. “The entire operation is professional, from the front office to their dependable and personable drivers. There was no question we would continue to partner with them when it came time to open our new location in San Jose.”

January 9, 2012
Mission Linen Supply Supports New Arizona State Veteran Home

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Mission Linen Supply reports that it has been awarded a contract from the Arizona Department of Veterans Services to service the new Arizona State Veteran Home (ASVH) in Tucson, Ariz.

The linen and uniform supply company already provides linens and garments to the State Veteran Home in Phoenix. Under the contract, the Tucson facility will rely on Mission Linen to service healthcare and dietary linens and dust control products, as well as garments and uniforms for housekeeping, kitchen and maintenance staff. Mission Linen’s Tucson plant will provide the linen and uniform service.

Arizona’s newest Veterans Home will be a state-owned and -operated 120-bed Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility, located adjacent to the Southern Arizona VA Hospital in Tucson.

“The changing demands of the Tucson facility require flexibility and great service on the part of our supplier,” says Homer Rogers, assistant deputy director, ASVH. “Mission Linen had already demonstrated that they are capable of managing our needs in Phoenix, so we knew they would be able to offer the same quality and service to us in Tucson.”

October 19, 2011
Madonna Inn Makes Room for Mission Linen Supply

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Mission Linen Supply has been awarded a contract by the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, Calif., to be the sole provider of uniforms, linens, mats and mops for the Inn’s guestrooms, steak house and coffee shop.

The Madonna Inn is situated on approximately 2,200 acres and has been one of California’s landmark attractions since it opened 50 years ago, Mission Linen says. In addition to the main inn, the property incorporates a wine cellar, bakery, coffee shop, dining room, gift shops, a full-service resort day spa, pool and fitness room, several banquet rooms, and the largest convention center on the Central Coast.

Mission Linen’s Morro Bay and Santa Maria facilities will service the inn, spa, steak house and coffee shop.

The fact that both are family-owned businesses played an important part in the Inn’s decision to select Mission Linen, says Mat Tornquist, Madonna Inn special projects manager.

“We were impressed with Mission Linen’s ability to manage the various needs of our resort,” Tornquist says. “The fact that they are local and had two processing plants nearby was another contributing factor. In the end, though, we felt that our two companies share a similar outlook, and that’s what ultimately gave us the comfort we were looking for.”

February 23, 2011
Kern Medical Center Closes OPL, Contracts Laundry Service

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, Calif., is closing its on-premise laundry and contracting with Mission Linen Supply to supply and service bed and other linens as well as scrubs over the next three years, Mission Linen reports.

Kern Medical Center is a 222-bed acute-care, teaching hospital, according to the center’s website. It provides care for more than 16,000 inpatients annually, while its clinics provide care and service for more than 100,000 patients.

May 28, 2010
Mission Linen Adds Two More Healthcare Accounts

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Mission Linen Supply reports that it has added two new hospitals — Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, Hollister, Calif., and Bakersfield (Calif.) Heart Hospital — to its growing list of healthcare accounts.

With 172 beds in the Acute Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facilities combined, Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital generates approximately 54,000 pounds of linen per month. Prior to signing, the hospital was utilizing a customer-owned goods program and contracting an outside commercial laundry for processing, Mission Linen says.

February 23, 2010
Mission Linen Supply Signs Contract with Two Lancaster, Calif., Facilities

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Mission Linen Supply has signed an exclusive three-year contract with Lancaster Community Hospital and Palmdale Regional Medical Center in Lancaster, Calif. Under the arrangement, both facilities will rely on Mission Linen’s Lancaster plant to meet all of their patient linen-supply needs, the textile rental company says.