Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/06/2018 -- ImageFIRST, a healthcare laundry and linen services provider serving Phoenix, AZ, and other areas, shares observations that change management is the new normal in healthcare based on news stories in the media over the course of the past year.

As health systems continue to grow due to changes in the industry as well as consolidation resulting from mergers and acquisitions, one thing that's certain is that change management is, and has been, the new normal.

The industry is only at the beginning stages of increased consumerism, which is driving competition between healthcare providers. For the past several months, patients have been increasingly using online map services and smartphone apps to share their experiences of providers, similar to the way a person would review a restaurant. This trend has reportedly led to increased competition, and pushed providers to continue to drive better and better quality care at more competitive prices.

Another notable industry change is that now more than two-thirds of insurance plans are high deductible plans, and that number is continuing to grow. These plans are anticipated to increase consumerism and encourage people to look for both quality and value. To partially address this, providers are increasingly shifting care from hospitals to more competitively-priced outpatient settings, leaving hospitals to only treat very acute cases.

As the industry continues to experience change, medical facilities and health systems must find a way to embrace it. Research indicates that the involvement of all levels of staff is essential for effective change management.

To learn more about how ImageFIRST can support medical facilities in a changing landscape with their products and services, or to learn more about their healthcare laundry services in Tempe, AZ, call 1-800-932-7472 or visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com/.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST® is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the healthcare market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 11,000 medical facilities every week providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and more while managing their clients' linen inventory for cost management. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality products and remarkable service: their Comfort Care® line of gowns are proven to increase patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%. For more information about ImageFIRST, your cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com/.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/03/2017 -- ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists, a provider of hospital scrubs to the Tempe, AZ, area and throughout the country, shared a free, downloadable document on their website that explains the impact that medical staff's engagement level with their organization has on the health of their patients.

The document, titled "The Impact of Staff Engagement on Patients," provides a summary transcript of a 60-minute event that ImageFIRST sponsored in response to the medical industry's increased focus on how medical staff engagement affects patients.

The event featured a presentation entitled "Is Anybody Listening? The cost of employee engagement to patients and organizations." In her presentation, Martie Moore, chief nursing officer of Medline Industries, Inc., explained how the engagement levels of medical staff in general, and nurses in particular, has a direct impact on patient health. She also detailed a number of specific tactics that professionals can use in order to build an effective strategy to increase the level of engagement among their staff members.

Medical professionals and other interested parties who would like to view the full document can download it here: www.imagefirst.com/cost-of-staff-engagement-to-patients.

ImageFIRST provides hospital scrubs to Scottsdale, AZ, and other cities across the country and acts as a partner for medical facilities, allowing staff to spend less time on medical linen and laundry management, and more time on patient care. Their Customer Advocates ensure that all medical linens are delivered promptly as well as assist with linen inventory management and help customers interpret invoices and billing.

To learn more about the effect of staff engagement on patients, or the products and services offered by ImageFIRST, visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com/.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST® is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the healthcare market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 11,000 medical facilities every week providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and more while managing their clients' linen inventory for cost management. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality products and remarkable service: their Comfort Care® line of gowns are proven to increase patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%. For more information about ImageFIRST, your cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com/.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/03/2017 -- ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists released a guide entitled "5 Surefire Ways to Achieve 100% Worry-Free Linen Management" in order to assist medical facilities with successfully managing linen to allow them to focus on their patients.

ImageFIRST is a nationwide medical linen laundry service that provides medical facilities with patient gowns, bed linen, nurse scrubs and other products in Tucson, AZ, and their many other service areas throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The company also regularly offers tips to make linen management simpler.

ImageFIRST's linen management guide highlights the steps that are involved in stress-free medical linen management. Designed primarily for employees at medical facilities that want more information about managing linens easily, the guide is available for download at http://www.imagefirst.com/5-surefire-ways-to-achieve-100-worry-free-linen-management.

ImageFIRST aims to provide medical facilities with all of the resources they need to seamlessly manage their linens while still making their patients their priority. One of the primary resources that they offer are their Customer Advocates, ImageFIRST associates that are individually paired with medical facilities to establish a relationship and assist them with all of their linen management needs. Customer Advocates act as a full-time staff member responsible for linen management tasks such as pickup and delivery, inventory adjustment and emergency delivery on unexpectedly busy days.

ImageFIRST promises customers to be their cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction. To learn more about ImageFIRST's linen management services and products like medical scrubs in Phoenix, AZ, contact ImageFIRST by calling 1-800-932-7472 or by visiting http://phoenix.imagefirst.com/.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST® is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the healthcare market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 11,000 medical facilities every week providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and more while managing their clients' linen inventory for cost management. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality products and remarkable service: their Comfort Care® line of gowns are proven to increase patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%. For more information about ImageFIRST, your cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://www.imagefirst.com.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/09/2017 -- ImageFIRST, a provider of patient gowns, medical scrubs, and nurse scrubs throughout Tucson, AZ, and the neighboring communities, participated in Patient Experience Week. The event, which took place Monday, April 24, 2017, to Friday, April 28, 2017, was led by The Beryl Institute, a global community of practice that is dedicated to improving the patient experience through shared knowledge and collaboration.

The Beryl Institute started Patient Experience Week four years ago to encourage healthcare organizations to celebrate the accomplishments of their staff and reenergize their efforts. This year, ImageFIRST locations all over the nation took the time to show appreciation to their associates and urged them to think about how what they do every day impacts their customers' patients. The ImageFIRST Corporate Office even discussed the week's purpose and the patients they impact during a special monthly luncheon.

Since the company's founding, ImageFIRST has been dedicated to being the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction. The company continues to fulfill this Customer Promise by embracing its Purpose, which is to build a great company by positively impacting the lives of their associates, community, customers and their patients. The services the company offers their customers are intended to help them focus on providing better care, and their products are also designed to focus on the patient by providing quality gowns and linen.

The ImageFIRST Plush Promise assures that switching to the Comfort Care product will improve patients' perception of a facility by at least 50% compared to previous medical gowns.

To learn more about the company or the patient gowns, medical scrubs, and other healthcare linens they offer to facilities in Phoenix, AZ, and other areas, please visit their website, http://phoenix.imagefirst.com/.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 6,000 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/03/2017 -- ImageFIRST, a provider of patient gowns, nurse scrubs and medical scrubs in Phoenix, AZ, and the surrounding areas, announced that the company's Los Angeles branch held a toy drive for Grant Elementary School in Long Beach, California, this past December.

A week before the event took place, the school's principal attended a weekly huddle at ImageFIRST's Los Angeles location not only to prepare the associates for the toy drive, but also to explain how most of the children who attend the school come from low-income homes.

The drive, which took place on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, kicked off with the company's associates heading to a local store to buy toys in the morning. Over three dozen associates and their family members attended the drive and managed to raise a total of $11,000 for the Grant Elementary School. Associates donated half of the money, and the other half was matched by the Los Angeles location itself.

Grant Elementary School's principal stated that he was happy the Los Angeles location selected his school as their charity of choice this past holiday season. He explained that he was particularly thankful because many of the school's families have to decide between purchasing gifts for their children during the holidays or putting food on the table.

Each ImageFIRST location across the United States and Puerto Rico coordinates quarterly community service events and donates both money and time to nonprofit organizations such as Habitat For Humanity, local Ronald McDonald House Charities houses, and March of Dimes. This past year, the company held its second Annual Community Giving Day event, during which each location spent the day volunteering at their chosen local charities.

To learn more about this provider of patient gowns and nurse scrubs in Tucson, AZ, and the surrounding areas, visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com or call 800-932-7472.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 6,000 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/08/2016 -- More than ever, medical facilities need to guarantee that they are doing all they can to provide better experiences for their patients. ImageFIRST Phoenix, a provider of quality nurse scrubs and more in Tucson, AZ and the surrounding areas, now offers customers a free educational video that reveals how nurses and medical staff engagement affects patients. While ImageFIRST Phoenix understands that improving staff engagement is challenging for many facilities, those that do work to improve it will see significant benefits towards patient care levels.

The new and informative video, "Is Anybody Listening? The Cost of Employee Engagement to Patients and Organizations," is presented by Martie Moore, R.N., MAOM, CPHQ. Moore is the chief nursing officer of Medline Industries, Inc., and has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Drawing on her expansive expertise, she creates forward-thinking programs and solutions to help healthcare facilities thrive.

In this 60-minute video, Moore explains how staff engagement - even more so than staff satisfaction - is a key driver in patient care levels. She offers medical facilities a plethora of valuable information on how to improve engagement, and also delves into the tools they can utilize to help staff and nurses to engage more with their work. Those who are interested in viewing this free video in its entirety can register and download for free by clicking the following link: www.imagefirst.com/cost-of-staff-engagement-to-patients.

ImageFIRST Phoenix is more than just a leading provider of patient apparel, healthcare linen and medical scrubs in Phoenix, AZ. The company seeks to offer cost-effective solutions that help all of their customers improve patient satisfaction. To learn more about why ImageFIRST's cost-effective products and services help their customers enhance any patient's stay at a healthcare facility, please visit their website today.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 6,000 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care® gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/11/2016 -- ImageFIRST Phoenix, a linen service and supplier of medical uniforms in Tucson, AZ, and other areas, knows that patient experience is one of the major concerns for medical facilities today. The company also knows that if a patient has a negative perception of a healthcare facility because he or she was given a damaged, ripped or unkempt gown, it may impact the overall perception of the quality of care received. To help healthcare facilities keep patient experiences positive, this remarkable organization offers their Comfort Care™ Line of Premium Patient Gowns—a line that has been proven to increase patient perception of a facility.

According to ImageFIRST Phoenix, one easy, simple way that healthcare organizations can enhance patient perception is by substituting their current patient gowns with ImageFIRST's innovative and exclusive Comfort Care line. For those who don't know, this remarkable line of patient apparel features high-quality, luxurious, cozy and comfortable patient gowns and robes. Furthermore, if switching to the Comfort Care line fails to increase patients' perceptions of a healthcare facility by at least 50%, ImageFIRST will provide the customer in question with a complimentary month of service.

ImageFIRST Phoenix's Comfort Care premium patient gowns are available in a variety of cuts that are ideal for gynecology and obstetrician facilities, surgery and imaging/radiology centers, family and pediatric practices and much more. Invariably, all of these gowns will prove to be not only extraordinarily comfy, but will also provide stylish coverage that patients will appreciate. For those who wish to learn more, ImageFIRST invites both current and potential clients to download a free case study that examines just how remarkable of an impact this product line can have on the patient experience.

ImageFIRST has been in business for nearly five decades, and has always sought to go above and beyond for their clients by continuously providing them with state-of-the-art products and services. To learn more about this provider of healthcare uniforms in Mesa, AZ, and other areas, please visit their website today.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 5,500 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/08/2016 -- ImageFIRST Phoenix, a provider of patient gowns and healthcare uniforms in Mesa, AZ and other areas, makes it one of their priorities to ensure that their clients are aware of all of the latest findings and developments in the healthcare industry. In fact, they would like to let both current and potential clients know that they recently came across an article that shared an insight into the present state of infection prevention procedures at outpatient facilities.

The study, "Using medical student observers of infection prevention, hand hygiene, and injection safety in outpatient settings: A cross sectional survey," was featured in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC). The study brought to light the fact that little is known about the overall infection prevention status in outpatient facilities. What's more, out of the 15 facilities observed during this study, 14 of them demonstrated that the proper hand washing procedures and infection prevention policies were not being followed. In all, the study reinforced that outpatient facilities need to focus on making improvements to their overall infection prevention efforts.

ImageFIRST Phoenix hopes that by viewing this study, owners and administrators of all healthcare facilities will take a better look at how their staff is doing what they can to prevent the spread of infections and diseases. Additionally, by partnering with ImageFIRST Phoenix, outpatient facilities can free up more time to better focus on improving their infection prevention efforts because the company can take on any laundry-related tasks. What's more, the company also offers their Triple BioShield Protection process that kills up to 99.999% of pathogens, and many other services that can free up staff to focus on patient care.

Individuals who would like to learn more about this provider of medical scrubs and uniforms in Tucson AZ, and many surrounding towns and cities, can call or email ImageFIRST Phoenix at any time.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 5,500 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/12/2016 -- With ever-rising social media communication transparency and the influence of the CAHPS surveys, patients are beginning to review the medical facilities they received treatment at on location-based websites like Yelp and Google. Patients are willfully sharing with others how they felt they were treated both in person and online. These ratings, which focus on non-medical issues such as billing errors, unprofessional office staff, and wait time, validate why improving the patient experience is vital for healthcare facilities aiming to provide the best level of care.

Consumer behavior among patients – like their willingness to share their personal experience – is just one of the many healthcare shifts of the industry that are being observed. Along with the healthcare facilities they serve, ImageFIRST Phoenix, the supplier of healthcare uniforms in Mesa, AZ and other laundry products, participates in the widespread discussion of how to address the changes that consumerism bring to the field by making their topnotch laundry services known.

ImageFIRST Phoenix strives to be the cost-effective solution for improving patient satisfaction by providing patient-focused healthcare laundry cleaning, renting, and delivering services. Healthcare facilities are kept sufficiently sourced with gowns, linen, scrubs, and towels at all times with the help of an assigned Customer Advocate, who along with delivering products, assists with controlling inventory and managing it. The burden of handling healthcare laundry is relieved from medical staff, who can, as a result, put their main focus on patient care – all due to ImageFIRST Phoenix's devotion to putting patients at the center of their purpose.

ImageFIRST also exclusively offers the Comfort Care line – a collection of gowns made with exceptionally soft fabric that is specifically fabricated to provide patients with coziness, warmth, and comfort. In addition, a partnership with ImageFIRST Phoenix ensures that the medical laundry products exceed the industry standards of infection prevention, which can help protect image and reputation.

For more details about the high-quality laundry services of ImageFIRST Phoenix, as well as their products such as scrub uniform garments in Tucson, AZ, call 800-932-7472 or visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com/.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 5,500 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/06/2016 -- ImageFIRST Phoenix, the Arizona branch of ImageFIRST, leading nationwide provider of medical linen and laundry for outpatient healthcare facilities, recently shared the news that ImageFIRST will attend The Beryl Institute's Patient Experience Conference 2016. From April 13th to 15th, ImageFIRST will be represented at the annual conference, ready to learn about contemporary issues facing healthcare and patient experience professionals and share what they have learned as a leading vendor of medical linen and laundry solutions.

The Beryl Institute is a global network of healthcare professionals who are dedicated to improving the patient experience at healthcare facilities worldwide. The Institute's broad definition of the patient experience is not just limited to the quality of medical care. Instead, its definition encompasses the holistic sum of experiences and interactions that patients have while in medical treatment. This includes experiences as diverse as staff interactions and the quality of vendor products that patients are given while in treatment.

The Institute's annual Patient Experience, which will take place this year in Dallas, TX, from April 13th to 15th, is the healthcare industry's biggest non-provider hosted event. Each year, healthcare professionals, leaders and practitioners from all corners of the world come together to learn how they can holistically improve patient experiences. This year, attendees will have the opportunity to hear keynote speeches from industry professionals like talk show host and MS awareness champion Montel Williams and breast cancer survivor and philanthropist Kelly Corrigan. Additionally, throughout the conference, attendees will build relationships and network while attending panels and workshops on current topics like creating authentic patient connections and developing patient-centered healthcare teams.

ImageFIRST and its branch facilities, like ImageFIRST Phoenix, support The Beryl Institute's mission. As a vendor of patient gowns, linen, scrubs and medical uniforms in Phoenix, AZ, ImageFIRST promises to be a cost-effective solution for creating better patient experiences at their customers' healthcare facilities. This dedication is evident in the remarkable quality of ImageFIRST's products, which include individually-wrapped, sanitized patient gowns and their exclusive line of Comfort Care gowns, which are made from remarkably soft material and guaranteed to improve patients' perceptions of any facility. ImageFIRST's Customer Advocates are also a significant part of the solution. Much more than delivery drivers, Customer Advocates not only drop off and pick up inventory, they also stock and manage the linen inventory, review invoices and listen to customers to ensure that they have everything they need to care for their patients.

Learn more about ImageFIRST Phoenix and its cost-effective solutions for excellent patient care, like sanitized scrubs and medical uniforms in Phoenix, AZ, at http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

About The Beryl Institute
The Beryl Institute is the global community of practice dedicated to improving the patient experience through collaboration and shared knowledge. They define patient experience as the sum of all interactions, shaped by an organization's culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care.

To learn more about the Institute, please visit http://www.theberylinstitute.org.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 5,500 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/23/2016 -- Due to confusing billing processes that obfuscate exactly where their money is going, healthcare providers may not realize that their laundry and linen service is billing them for things like unused inventory. As hospital and outpatient facility budgets scale back, the last thing that providers want to do is spend their money wastefully. ImageFIRST Phoenix, a provider of medical uniforms and scrubs in Phoenix, AZ, uses a transparent billing process and consistent inventory control to eliminate common billing problems that healthcare providers often face. The details are explained in a new video recently released on YouTube.

ImageFIRST prioritizes ValueFIRST for all of its customers, meaning that the value that their customers receive exceeds the price that they pay. This entails giving them exactly what they need and ensuring that they pay a fair price. Many other laundry and linen providers use billing and inventory processes that, in fact, do the opposite. Often, customers receive a fixed inventory, but are not necessarily charged for their weekly use due to a regular minimum charge, usually 40% of the total inventory. On weeks during which inventory use is especially low, this usage may drop below even the set minimum inventory, meaning that customers pay for more than their actual usage. Furthermore, most laundry processes create a constantly fluctuating on-site inventory. During busy weeks, providers who need more inventory will have to call their company for an inventory increase, resulting in a higher circulating inventory and a higher minimum charge. Plus, many companies charge customers for auto-replacement or instate other hidden charges.

ImageFIRST's billing process is different because it operates strictly on a needs-based system of inventory level. ImageFIRST determines a customer's inventory level based on needs and patient volume, and there is no minimum inventory weekly charge. Customers are only billed for the level of inventory that they use per week. Furthermore, customers can change their inventory level at any time, and their Customer Advocate, responsible for picking up and delivering linens and nurses' uniforms in Phoenix, AZ, will build the inventory back to the needs-based level each week. Additionally, ImageFIRST's billing system is completely transparent, with no replacement charges or other hidden fees.

ImageFIRST Phoenix believes that hiring a laundry and linen provider shouldn't add to the challenges of managing a healthcare facility. ValueFIRST is just one of the principles that makes ImageFIRST remarkably different laundry and linen provider that offers cost-effective solutions for patient satisfaction. Learn more at http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 5,500 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/12/2016 -- As the new year drew nearer in December, many looked back on the past and decided what 2015 will be remembered for. In the healthcare industry, professionals remembered this year as a watershed one for the importance of the patient experience. ImageFIRST Phoenix, a laundry, linen and medical uniform service in Tucson, AZ, is committed to helping its customers provide the best experience for their patients with cost-effective products and services.

The Beryl Institute's 2015 State of Patient Experience Report confirmed that significantly more time and money are being invested into the improvement of patients' experiences, showing that staff investment for the patient experience team has more than tripled since 2011. At the HBS Healthcare Network Annual Conference, attendees heard several speakers offer their insights on what this focus means.

Overall, speakers like Keith Pitts, Vice Chairman of Tenet Health, and Josh Flum, Executive VP of Pharmacy Services at CVS, shared a common message: increasing transparency within the healthcare industry will lead to more consumerism, and healthcare providers will have to increase their focus on service accordingly.

As a provider of solutions for products like nurse scrubs in Tucson, AZ, ImageFIRST Phoenix can help healthcare providers start 2016 on the right foot, with high-quality medical linen and patient gowns that speak volumes about a facility's dedication to the patient experience. ImageFIRST's products are all exceptionally comfortable, with quality that patients can feel and see thanks to the company's hand inspection process for all items and Bright White standard for sheets and blankets. The fact that ImageFIRST products also help healthcare providers devote more time and attention to their patients also improves the overall perception of facilities that work with ImageFIRST.

Learn more at http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 5,500 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/27/2015 -- Flu season has already begun in the United States, and has yet to reach its peak. While easy to prevent, a yearly flu epidemic is routinely predicted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, ImageFIRST Phoenix, provider of sanitary medical uniforms and scrubs in Phoenix, AZ, believes that its clients shouldn't have to fall ill this season and have to put their healthcare duties on hold. Therefore, when the CDC recently released a report on the upcoming flu season that included recommendations on preventing influenza infection, ImageFIRST Phoenix made sure to share it.

While it is difficult to predict the exact scope of a flu epidemic during any given year, the CDC's report laid out parameters for individuals to be aware of in order to help keep the flu away. The flu season typically starts in October and can last until the following May, peaking in December and January. The viruses shift and mutate each year, as well, meaning that yearly vaccinations are an absolute must in order to most effectively prevent the spread of the virus.

The CDC recommends that individuals protect themselves from flu infection with a combination of vaccination, limiting exposure to those sick with flu and regular hand-washing. Flu vaccines are readily accessible from various resources. Individuals can access flu shots not just at doctor's offices but also at health departments, urgent care clinics and pharmacies. Many employers and school systems also offer flu shots. Regular hand-washing, as well, is endorsed by the CDC as being effective in reducing flu rates. As a company that follows healthy protocols and sanitizes its products to protect healthcare clients and their patients, ImageFIRST Phoenix supports these recommendations.

To learn about ImageFIRST Phoenix's remarkably different nurse scrubs in Tucson, AZ, visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 5,500 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com.

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/29/2015 -- ImageFIRST Phoenix announces that a case study is available that demonstrates the impact of their Comfort Care Line. The case study, entitled "The Immediate Impact Of Plush Patient Robes And Gowns On Patient Perception," describes how the Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, GA, saw a dramatic increase in patient perception by using ImageFIRST's Comfort Care Line.

When ImageFIRST clients switch to the Comfort Care products, they can chose to offer a survey to their patients which allows them to receive feedback on the patient's stay at their facility. If the survey determines that their Comfort Care products do not improve a patient's experience by 50%, ImageFIRST will provide them with one free month of service. This is known as their Plush Promise.

In the Eastside Medical Center's case, their surveys indicated that there was a 500% increase in patient satisfaction. Furthermore, since switching over to their Comfort Care Line, the Eastside Medical Center has not only seen dramatic improvements in patient satisfaction, but their relationship with ImageFIRST has allowed staff members the chance to focus on other things (such as running the facility).

To download and view the entire case study, please click here.

Like all ImageFIRST locations, the Phoenix location knows how important it is for their clients to receive gowns and robes that will guarantee that their patients have a comfortable stay at their healthcare facility.

To learn more about how ImageFIRST Phoenix can help healthcare providers make a difference in the lives of their patients through their Comfort Care Line, visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 5,500 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit
http://phoenix.imagefirst.com

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/30/2015 -- Infection prevention is among any medical facility's top priorities. In addition to targeting staff hygienic practices, medical facilities frequently prioritize common areas and shared resources, like linens and gowns, in their infection prevention agenda. Recently, an article in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology explored the effectiveness of healthcare textile laundry processes in preventing infection. The article's findings support processes currently enforced by ImageFIRST Phoenix, a leading linen and laundry service specializing in healthcare textiles.

The article by Lynne M. Sehulster, entitled "Healthcare Laundry and Textiles in the United States: Review and Commentary on Contemporary Infection Prevention Issues," drew a number of conclusions regarding the effectiveness of laundering healthcare textiles (HCTs) in preventing infection. Overall, the article found that laundering HCTs with proper adherence to processes is highly effective. In the past 43 years, only 12 hospital infection outbreaks associated with laundered HCTs occurred worldwide.

Generally, the failure to prevent infection was not due to the process's inability to sanitize HCTs but rather due to a failed step in the process or environmental contamination, such as exposing HCTs to contaminants post-laundering.

ImageFIRST Phoenix has one of the most rigorous processes of any linens and laundry company in the nation. Each linen or garment cleaned by ImageFIRST Phoenix is thoroughly sanitized with a special wash formula that kills 99.999% of contaminants on contact. The garments are also treated with a bacteria-inhibiting softener and then immediately wrapped in plastic after drying so that there is no further exposure to contaminants prior to delivery. This process makes up ImageFIRST's Triple BioShield protection process, and is effective in helping medical facilities keep their patients healthy.

To learn more about ImageFIRST Phoenix's laundry and sanitization procedures, visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 5,500 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.

For more information about ImageFIRST Phoenix, the cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://phoenix.imagefirst.com

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