In healthcare, laundry isn’t “just laundry.” It’s part of infection prevention. Linens, gowns, towels, and patient apparel can carry high levels of microorganisms when contaminated with blood, stool, urine, vomit, and other body fluids and if those textiles are handled or processed incorrectly, they can become a vector for cross-contamination. The CDC notes that heavily contaminated fabrics can carry microbial loads as high as 10⁶–10⁸ CFU per 100 cm². When you pair that reality with the ongoing burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), it’s easy to see why professional healthcare laundering matters.