Facility upholds top standards in safety, hygiene, and community impact in healthcare laundry services
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., May 12, 2025 – ImageFIRST®, the leading healthcare linen service provider, proudly announces that its Phoenix, AZ facility has received accreditation from the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC). The company is dedicated to providing safe, hygienically clean linens that support healthcare providers in delivering exceptional patient care.
With 11 routes serving more than 400 customers in the Phoenix valley, Tucson and Payson markets, the Phoenix team ensures that all linens are handled properly to prevent the spread of infections and maintain the highest level of hygiene.
Led by Regional Vice President Michael Malloy and General Manager Daniel Becerra, the Phoenix team has been instrumental in maintaining the rigorous operational standards required to achieve and uphold HLAC accreditation. This commitment to excellence is a practice upheld across ImageFIRST locations, ensuring that every healthcare-focused facility consistently follows HLAC processes to meet the highest hygiene and safety standards.
“Phoenix is a newly built facility with safety, quality, efficiency, and HLAC standards at its foundation,” said ImageFIRST Phoenix General Manager Daniel Becerra. “The HLAC certification process is a very detailed and comprehensive inspection of every aspect of a healthcare laundry operation. Achieving this accreditation validates our ability to deliver high-quality, hygienically clean linen to our customers and their patients. It also marks our commitment to protecting our most valuable asset, our associates, throughout every stage of the laundering process.”
ImageFIRST’s Phoenix facility is not only committed to providing exceptional healthcare linen services, but also to giving back to the local community. Recent efforts include organizing a toy drive for Phoenix Children’s Hospital, donating over $3,800 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and providing linen processing services to the Ronald McDonald House as needed.
As leaders in infection prevention, ImageFIRST owns and operates the most HLAC-accredited plants and depots in the industry – 58 and counting. The company’s healthcare wash process meets or exceeds CDC, OSHA, and The Joint Commission standards to protect their customers and their patients.
Daniel Becerra is available for interviews and plant tours upon request.
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ABOUT IMAGEFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST® is the largest and fastest-growing national provider of linen rental, laundry and facility services, focusing primarily on the healthcare sector. Acquired by private equity firm Calera Capital in 2018, ImageFIRST serves medical facilities nationwide and hospitality customers in select markets. They offer an array of items such as linens, patient/guest garments, essential staff uniforms and supplies, safety and hygiene programs, and more while managing their clients’ linen inventory for cost management. With a customer retention rate of over 97%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving staff and patient/guest satisfaction through their quality linen and remarkable service. As leaders in infection prevention, they currently own and operate the most HLAC-accredited facilities in the industry. For more information, visit imagefirst.com.
ABOUT HLAC
The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) is a nonprofit organization that inspects and accredits laundries processing textiles for hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities. The principal benefit to healthcare customers is the knowledge and confidence that their textile provider is meeting the highest standards for processing healthcare textiles in the industry, including strict adherence to federal government regulations and guidelines. The customer can expect a consistent and smooth flow of clean textiles; and, ultimately, the knowledge of safety for their employees and the end user – the patient.
Media Inquiries:
Angel Taylor, ImageFIRST
ataylor@imagefirst.com
267-806-0058
Kristin Golden, ImageFIRST
kgolden@imagefirst.com
267-658-0592