CHICAGO — Laundry services ascended to the top spot among hospital department contracts in 2006, according to the 29th annual Outsourcing Survey produced by our sister publication, Modern Healthcare.
Laundry, housekeeping and clinical/diagnostic equipment maintenance were the top three departments outsourced last year, accounting for a combined 14,229 healthcare clients, up 14.7% from 12,409 reported in 2005.