Linen and laundry services play an important role in hospital hygiene and patient comfort. Clean medical linens prevent germ transmission between patients and allow patients to feel at ease. An effective laundry requires collecting soiled linen, sorting, cleaning, inspecting and distributing clean linen. Key factors in planning a laundry include the hospital size, weather conditions, and linen classification by use and color. Proper facilities, equipment, and staffing are needed to efficiently process the daily linen workload. Quality monitoring and preventing linen loss are important for providing adequate supplies.