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P r a c t i c a l p e a r l s f r o m y o u r c o l l e a g u e s
I D E A S T H A T W O R K
L A U N D R Y S A V I N G S
The Switch to Paper Bed Sheets
I
was grow-
ing tired of
our exorbi-
tant laundry
bills for our
linens, so we
switched to
paper dispos-
able sheets and
pillow cases.
Guess what. At
50 cents a sheet,
not only are we
saving about
$300 a month,
but the paper sheets are soft and comfortable, look great and are
impervious to liquids. They're also fitted for a neat look on our 8
stretcher beds and are strong enough to let us move a patient on
the bed if need be. We were paying $2.50 a pound to launder our
linens; if they were wet, the linens were heavier and we'd be
charged more. It was coming out to about $80 a day. Our vendor
brought in different grades of paper sheet samples for us to trial
for a week to make sure everyone liked them. Our patients didn't
even notice that they were lying on paper.
Candy Ranshaw, RN, BSN
Squaw Peak Surgical Facility
Candy
Ranshaw,
RN,
BSN
z PAPER CUTS Disposable bed sheets made of paper
are an economical, environmentally friendly choice.
Phoenix, Ariz.
cmranshaw@aol.com
