November 2013
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the importance of their work and why their
service matters.”
This is exactly what Lark has imparted to
PHSC, yet the fact remains, she is doing the
same on a much larger scale, and to be sure,
it enables influence throughout the industry.
Lark also serves among the board of direc-
tors for the Healthcare Laundry Accredita-
tion Council, an esteemed, industry leading,
independent trade association who devised
the rigorous standards and operational pro-
tocols, as well as the actual accreditation sys-
tem, widely sought by operators today for it
helps distinguish those who are adhering to
best practices in the healthcare laundry in-
dustry. What’s more, for years Lark has been
an engaged member of the International
Association for Healthcare Textile Manage-
ment (IAHTM). The mission of IAHTM
is to promote executive-focused education
that fosters excellence in industry. With its
members servicing more than 3,000 health-
care facilities throughout North America,
annually processing more than 700 million
pounds of textiles, IAHTM is the world’s
largest healthcare central laundry organiza-
tion. PHSC’s Deborah Lark just so happens
to also be the newly appointed president of
IAHTM. In Portland, Lark has imparted the
spectrum of operational advantages available
