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Linen contracts that should never have been signed as-is.
Hospitals overpay 32%.

Scrubs, surgical linens, patient gowns, isolation gowns, restroom service, bed linens. Healthcare linen contracts are among the largest recurring service expenses in any facility — and procurement teams rarely have time to audit them line-by-line.

Typical monthly spend
$8,000 – $80,000 / month
Typical annual savings
$36,000 – $360,000 / year
What we typically find

The 4 patterns that hit healthcare facilities hardest

1

Replacement charges at 3–5× market

Loss-and-damage charges use vendor-published replacement rates that grow far faster than CPI. Without a cap, this becomes a profit center for the vendor.

2

Minimum billing on low-census weeks

When census drops, your linen usage drops — but your invoice doesn't, unless you negotiated reconciliation.

3

Volume-tier games

Promised volume tiers often aren't applied automatically. We've found six-figure annual gaps where facilities qualified for better tiers but were billed at the lower one.

4

Compliance and quality misses

Healthcare-grade contracts often spell out specific quality thresholds. When vendors miss them, there are usually credits owed that go unclaimed.

Vendors we audit

Common providers in this space

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How we helped a healthcare facilitie like yours

Acute care · 180 beds · Midwest

$214,000 freed up by auditing one linen agreement.

A community hospital's procurement team suspected they were overpaying for surgical linens but didn't have time for a line-by-line review.

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Annual savings
$214,000
Industry FAQ

Common questions

We have a multi-year master agreement — can we still get savings?

Yes. Most master agreements are violated by the vendor (above-cap escalators, unauthorized surcharges, missed volume tiers) within the first 12 months. We find these for you.

We're not approaching renewal — is it still worth it?

Often more so. Pre-renewal audits find systematic overcharges that can be credited back. Post-audit, you also have leverage for renewal negotiations.

How does this work with our procurement process?

We produce written findings, dispute correspondence, and a renegotiation package that your procurement team can use directly. We don't replace your team — we give them ammunition.

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