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Several ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists locations recognized veteran associates this November.

ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists, a provider of medical linen services in Seattle, WA, and other locations through the United States, announced the release of their new Product Catalog.

ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists shared five ways their customers can attain completely worry-free linen management. In a downloadable document made available for free online, ImageFIRST outlines a detailed explanation of five tips for linen management success. Those interested in reading their five suggestions to reaching 100% worry-free linen management can download the PDF at www.imagefirst.com/5-surefire-ways-to-achieve-100-worry-free-linen-management.

ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists, a provider of medical linen and laundry products and services such as nurse scrubs in Seattle, WA (and throughout the US and Puerto Rico), recently announced their attendance at this year's Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) annual meeting in May. The event will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington D.C., from May 3 until May 5.

At ImageFIRST, provider of medical laundry services and linen like medical uniforms in Seattle, WA (and across the nation), the appreciation of associates is clear with a company culture that includes company-wide programs of recognition and regular office-wide activities.

Each year, the MGMA 2016 Annual Conference allows its attendees to find the comprehensive management solutions they seek, all while mingling and networking with some of the industry's brightest management minds. This year, attendees should not miss the opportunity to visit the booth of ImageFIRST, the healthcare laundry specialists that provide medical scrubs, uniforms, healthcare linen, patient gowns and much more to facilities from Seattle, WA to Manchester, NH and everywhere in between. Visitors to ImageFIRST's booth (#2239) will also get the chance to "Spin to Win" for exciting prizes.

ImageFIRST Seattle goes beyond the typical medical linen and laundry provider role. Remarkable patient experiences are at the center of every product and service that ImageFIRST offers, from healthcare bed supplies in Seattle, WA to sanitizing laundry processes across the nation. ImageFIRST's best-in-class services are designed to address healthcare-specific concerns so that inpatient and outpatient facilities can more easily offer excellent patient care.

As patients migrate more towards outpatient settings, healthcare-associated infections have cropped up at greater rates in these facilities. These infection outbreaks have been known to be due in lapses in infection prevention, but otherwise not much is known about the overall status of infection prevention. A 2014 study reported in the American Journal of Infection Control sought to develop a better understanding of how closely these procedures were being followed during medical student rotation at 15 outpatient care facilities in New Mexico. ImageFIRST, a provider of sanitized medical uniforms in Seattle, WA (and beyond), has shared the results with customers to help them make better-informed decisions about infection prevention at their facilities.

Consumers are taking to location-based social media services like Yelp to rate medical facilities. Although Yelp was originally used for reviewing stores and restaurants, its online critiques have expanded to other arenas such as healthcare facilities. Therefore, patients are now rating healthcare facilities in the same way they rate restaurants – how they felt they were being treated. This rising trend in consumer-like behavior among patients presents that focusing on the patient experience is highly essential for medical facilities aiming to provide the most exceptional level of care.

Medical facilities consistently aim to make a positive impression in their respective environments. According to a post on the blog Not Running a Hospital that was written by Paul Levy, the former president and CEO of Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, one of the ways to instill a positive impact in the healthcare workplace is to acknowledge appreciation and gratitude from others by using appropriate responses. The blog, titled "It's not 'nothing' -- Accepting gratitude", advises that when someone in the healthcare facility expresses gratitude, it should be accepted with understanding to show that it is highly valued.