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zation to do more.
“Shared Hospital Services is striving to im-
prove the quality of our products. Since
I have been here we’ve done a big influx of
new pillow cases and sheets and am looking
at alternative products that we haven’t used
before to help give the patient a better expe-
rience,” Berge said.
NEW CULTURE OF CLEAN
Leading an organization with a pedigree and
history of success like Shared Hospital Ser-
vices has urged Berge to establish a new cul-
ture within the laundry industry. By creat-
ing an atmosphere where employees respect
one another and work together to achieve
common goals on a daily basis, it creates a
rewarding culture where individuals are re-
spected and revered for their efforts.
“At the beginning of the day, the biggest as-
set I have isn’t the linens or the equipment,
it’s the employees,” Berge said.
“I want to create opportunities for our em-
ployees to advance. For them to understand
‘if I work hard, there’s something else for me
to do’. The more responsibility, my feeling is,
the more fiscal reward there should be for
that position as well. It creates a better at-
mosphere in your operation.”