Laundry & Linen Savings Calculator

Savings Calculator

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Here’s how it works:

  • Gather up your annual financial reports (revenues and costs) for the department you want to analyze. What do I need?
  • Enter the data into the calculator
  • We’ll analyze it against Best Demonstrated facilities and give you your results

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Data Requirements

You will need the following information to complete the analysis:

  • Annual Linen Processing Cost
  • Total Vendor Management Fee Cost
  • Total Labor Dollars for Department Management
  • Annual Labor Dollars for Department Hourly Staff
  • Annual Linen Replacement Costs
  • Annual Linen Poundage (Clean Weight)
  • Annual Adjusted Patient Days
  • Department Annual Productive Hourly FTE's
  • Department Total Annual Productive Management FTE's
  • Department Total Annual Paid FTE's (Hourly Only)
  • Annual Discharges
  • Annual Department Cost

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Annual Linen Processing Cost

If this is a contracted linen processing arrangement, input the actual annual processing costs being charged by your provider. If this is an on-site hospital laundry plant operation, input the total annual department.

Annual Linen Replacement Costs

Include total annual replacement cost for linen for customer owned inventory. If leased or rented, enter 0.

Annual Department Cost

Include all department costs inclusive of all categories (labor, supplies, purchased services, contract services, etc.)

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Annual Management Labor Cost including Benefits

Enter the total costs associated with labor expense for management.. This includes base wages/salaries, non-productive wage expense, fringe benefit expenses associated with health insurance, taxes and workers compensation.

Annual Hourly Staff Labor Cost including Benefits

Enter the total costs associated with labor expense for hourly staff. This includes base wages/salaries, non-productive wage expense, fringe benefit expenses associated with health insurance, taxes and workers compensation. If outsourced to a vendor where actual labor cost is unknown enter 0.

Department Productive Hourly Staff FTE’s

Include productive FTE’s only, exclude hours associated with non-productive activities (sick, vacation & holiday coverage). An FTE is calculated using 2,080 hours per year.

Department Paid Hourly Staff FTE’s

Paid FTE’s include the base wage hours plus non-productive wage hours (sick, vacation & holiday coverage). An FTE is calculated using 2,080 hours per year. If total FTE’s are unknown, enter 0.

Department Productive Management FTE’s

Include productive FTE’s only for management, exclude hours associated with non-productive activities (sick, vacation & holiday coverage). An FTE is calculated using 2,080 hours per year.

For assistance, please contact us at consulting@vizientinc.com.

Annual Outsourcing Contractor Fees (if applicable)

This includes only management fees and administrative fees charged by the contract management vendor (if applicable). Do not include supplies, wages/salaries & benefits, insurance, depreciation, and software charges.

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Delivery Only or Laundry Plant?

Delivery Only Laundry Plant   

Annual Clean Weight Linen Poundage

Input the annual clean linen poundage processed and/or delivered for the facility. If you only have soiled weights, reduce that number by 8% and use that as the clean weight.

Annual Patient Days (less Newborns and NICU)

Patient Days are those reported as ‘midnight' census and do not include NICU or newborns.

Annual Discharges and Transfers

Total annual discharges & transfers

Your Email Address

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Please confirm values are correct

Annual Linen Processing Cost: $
Annual Linen Replacement Costs: $
Annual Department Cost: $
Annual Management Labor Cost including Benefits: $
Annual Hourly Staff Labor Cost including Benefits: $
Department Productive Hourly Staff FTE’s:
Department Paid Hourly Staff FTE’s:
Department Productive Management FTE’s:
Annual Outsourcing Contractor Fees (if applicable): $
Annual Clean Weight Linen Poundage:
Annual Adjusted Patient Days:
Annual Discharges and Transfers:
Your Email:



For assistance, please contact us at consulting@vizientinc.com.