There’s a lot of advice on how to keep your scrubs clean. Amy’s Laundry, located in Westminster MD, is here to bring you the facts on how to keep your scrubs clean, germ free, and fresh.

According to the CDC and OSHA, scrubs that aren’t used as personal protective equipment (for example
lab coats) but they still may contain blood or other infectious materials. Yet even with infectious
materials present, the CDC advises that scrubs are safe to wash in a person’s home machine, but they do
advise that laundry instruction or laundry service be provided to all staff by the health care organization.

With significant variations between home machines, there is even more concern than ever about the
cleanliness of scrubs that healthcare workers are wearing.

If laundry service is not provided, then you need to take your scrubs to a professional laundry center
that has new, well-maintained machines. Most modern laundry centers have laundry pick-up and
delivery, drop off laundry service, and self-serve laundry, so it is easy to make sure your scrubs get
delivered into professional hands.

A full-service laundry center knows the temperature, chemical mix,
and rinse agents needed to get your scrubs clean and disinfected so you’re not spreading germs.

Their machines also have a higher rate of agitation and extraction that help remove soil and bacteria. And a
professional laundry center would never leave your wet clothes in a washer overnight where they could
grow bacteria.

Look for a laundry center that is clean, bright, and well maintained, and that has professionally trained attendants.