DEPARTMENT OF LAUNDRY JIPMER

The JIPMER Laundry is one of the vital department for the smooth functioning of the hospital which renders patient care service by providing adequate clean linen supply to various user departments in JIPMER (as per schedule at the door step). This department has been seen as one among the essential department and was established along with JIPMER hospital in the year 1966 and renovated in the year of 2017.

Brief about our service:

We are collecting soiled linen from various Wards, OTs, OPDs and ICUs on daily basis and the collected soiled linen undergoes the process of washing, extracting, drying, folding, mending and delivery. On an average we wash around 3600 Kg of soiled linen per day. We use steam temperature of 80°C, and bleaching powder, washing soda, soap chips. Dettol, fabric whitener and fragrance liquid for washing the infected linen. The clean and hygienic linen that we provide to our patients, make them feel comfortable during their stay at JIPMER. The linen which cannot be repaired / unserviceable are segregated for linen condemnation which is being done on a monthly basis. These get replaced against the condemned quantity from linen store.

As part of centralised boiler operations, the Laundry Department is also providing steam to Department of Dietetics since 2021.

DETAILS OF EQUIPMENTS AND CAPACITY

Fire safety precautions:

Since we are handling very high voltage machines and large quantity of linen, we are prone to fire hazards. However, we follow all the guidelines issued by Fire Safety and Preparedness Committee (FSPC), JIPMER to ensure fire safety at our work place. Periodically our workers are been provided basic fire safety training by FSPC.

FUTURE PLANS

1. To establish a linen bank in JIPMER. It will work on under “Give & Take” policy.
2. Procurement of new equipments such as Automatic Bedsheet Folding and Calendaring machines.
3. Proposal approved for installation of a new standby 2.0 ton Boiler.
4. Planning for computerization of linen accounts.
5. Expansion of drying yard.
6. Provision of air extraction system in the folding and washing area of laundry block to ensure a pollution free working environment.
7. Proposal to setup a water Effluent Treatment plant (in collaboration with CPWD) for recycling of water.
8. Plans for OZONE treatment in washing soiled linen.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

1. Newly commissioned high pressure automatic steam boiler with 2 ton capacity in laundry premises in 2017.
2. We implemented bed: linen ratio in

           For wards/OTs/OPDs - 1:6

           For ICUs - 1:8

3. We successfully Installed Washer Extractor- 60 Kg (01 No.), 30 Kg Washer Extractor (02 Nos.) and 120 Kg Drying Tumbler (01 no.) and 120 Kg Washer Extractor (05 Nos.) in 2021-2022.
4. Mass Condemnation of unserviceable linen and its E-auction.
5. Revision and streamlining of procedures for linen condemnation.