Large hospitals typically utilize larger medical laundry equipment, as they have a substantial amount of bedding and clothing to clean daily. This allows for batch washing of items like clothes and linens, while the process also includes high-temperature disinfection. The large washing machines are equipped with an automatic water filling system, which adds the appropriate disinfectant based on the clothes being washed, ensuring uniform disinfection for the contents.
All clothes must be washed within the specified time frame, followed by the drying and dehumidification process. The purpose of the large-scale clothes drying equipment is to expedite the removal of moisture from the clothes. A mandatory feature in hospital-grade laundry equipment is the disinfection function, which typically involves infrared or high-temperature disinfection.
Laundry services used by institutions are a crucial step in preventing hospital-acquired infections. The textiles washed include staff uniforms, patient clothing, bedding, etc. Prior to water washing in the laundry room, items must be identified and categorized, then placed into medical washing machines, hospital dryers, and other equipment for washing or drying. Clothing contaminated with body fluids or secretions, posing a risk of hospital-acquired infections, must undergo isolated hygienic washing. Meanwhile, laundry room equipment operators must also take protective measures, following standardized washing procedures to prevent cross-contamination. Ensure that the laundry appears clean, free of water stains, dirt, and odors, and is hygienic.
Isolation medical washing machines are equipped with a microcomputer control system, offering both automatic and manual operation options. They are capable of large-capacity water washing with high cleaning rates. Multiple automatic washing programs can be edited, allowing staff to simply select the appropriate program based on the laundry's specific condition. The machine's control panel independently manages the operation of all functions, with a liquid crystal display indicating the washing progress. The purpose of laundry processing in hospitals is to remove or kill microbial contamination, involving three stages: washing, sanitization, and dilution. The washing stage ensures all fabrics are clean and hygienic by removing pollutants from the fabrics. Additionally, all fabrics should be chemically or thermally sanitized to kill or reduce the number of viable microorganisms. To dilute and reduce the number of viable microorganisms on the fabrics, hospital washing machines should at least perform two rinse cycles to decrease the microbial inventory and remove detergents and disinfectants from the washing wastewater.
Medical washing machines are mainly divided into types and capacities. By type, they include semi-automatic horizontal washing machines, fully automatic washing machines, and sterilization isolation washing and drying machines. By capacity, they come in various sizes such as 20 kg, 30 kg, 50 kg, 70 kg, and 100 kg.
Our laundry room's medical washing machine technician is required to clean all hospital cleaning equipment according to the manufacturer's maintenance manual, which allows for both hot sterilization and chemical sterilization cycles.































