Do hospitals seriously allow people to launder their own uniforms?
That would never be allowed in the food industry.
That would never be allowed in the food industry.
You would place worn uniform in a bag labeled with your name and drop if off at the laundry to collect the next day.
Then privatisation came, first they shut down the tailors and you were expected to both purchase your uniform and pay for alterations and repairs (costs you could claim back as a tax rebate if you knew how, how not being advertised.) Then they privatised the laundry, shutting down the one on site and shifting everything to a central location, by everything I mean just the bedding, you were now expected to wash your uniform at home.
The only exception I am aware of is Surgical scrubs, those were provided in sterile wraps and were to be returned to a certain laundry bin for cleaning.
You're right about the food industry, when I worked in kitchens that days uniform was provided, freshly cleaned and returned for laundering at the end of my shift.
I would be genuinely surprised if the answer was "yes".
I'm willing to bet they launder bed linens almost exclusively. (And perhaps the food service uniforms) :-)
But i never worked in a restaurant, just guessing here.
Probably helped it was a hotel ...
Things like scrubs exchange machines and central laundries washing staff gear is rare even in hospitals in the developed world.
I think this should be taken care of by the employer.
Also though, you think people buying & wearing their own Figs scrubs would get them back if they put them in the hospital laundry service? And what about non-scrubs for that matter?
"Require" might be more appropriate.
And I agree - the medical industry (specifically in the United States) cares more about profit than care. It's nuts.