Hospital Linen Supply and Management Services Market Report 2026

The hospital linen supply and management services market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $12.97 billion in 2025 to $14.27 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growing healthcare infrastructure development, rising hospital patient volumes, increasing awareness of hygiene standards, early adoption of hospital linen services, expansion of healthcare facilities.

The hospital linen supply and management services market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $20.4 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to strengthening infection control regulations, rising demand for high quality medical textiles, increasing outsourcing of healthcare support services, growing hospital modernization initiatives, expanding healthcare investments. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of outsourced hospital linen services, rising emphasis on hygiene and infection control standards, growing use of reusable and high-durability medical fabrics, expansion of centralized laundry processing facilities, strengthening demand for efficient hospital textile management.

The rising incidence of hospital-acquired infections is expected to drive the growth of the hospital linen supply and management services market in the coming years. Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are infections that patients contract while receiving medical care in hospitals or other healthcare facilities, which were neither present nor incubating at the time of admission. The occurrence of hospital-acquired infections is influenced by several factors, including the presence of infectious pathogens in healthcare environments, weakened patient immune systems, invasive medical procedures, antibiotic resistance, poor hand hygiene practices, overcrowded facilities, and inadequate infection prevention protocols. Hospital linen supply and management services play an essential role in reducing hospital-acquired infections by ensuring proper laundering, sterilization, and handling of linens to limit contamination and the spread of pathogens. Efficient linen management helps lower the risk of cross-contamination, supporting a cleaner and safer hospital setting. For example, in May 2025, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, an Australia-based government agency, during 2023-24, public hospitals reported 1,699 cases of SABSI across 22.7 million patient care days, resulting in a rate of 0.75 SABSI cases per 10,000 patient days. Therefore, the growing incidence of hospital-acquired infections is contributing to the expansion of the hospital linen supply and management services market.

Major companies operating in the hospital linen supply and management services market are concentrating on the development of innovative solutions such as RFID-based linen tracking systems to enhance inventory control and operational efficiency. RFID-based linen tracking systems use embedded passive UHF tags in individual linen items, enabling automated tracking of usage, laundering, and returns, which supports precise lifecycle monitoring and inventory management. For instance, in April 2024, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, a Brazil-based healthcare institution, implemented a solution featuring RFID-tagged linen items and a software platform called Smartxhub, which monitors when linens are issued, laundered, and replenished. Key features include real-time inventory visibility, a significant reduction in linen loss to 0.8% from approximately 4%, and annual cost savings of about US$300,000. While this approach improves supply reliability and cost efficiency, it may involve higher initial costs related to tagging and system integration.

In June 2024, ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists LLC, a US-based provider of linen rental, laundry, and facility services focused on the healthcare sector, acquired Imperial Linen Services for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, ImageFIRST sought to enhance its regional presence and operational capacity in Texas, aligning with its strategy to broaden its geographic reach and strengthen service delivery in a key US healthcare market. Imperial Linen Services is a US-based company offering commercial laundry and linen services, including hospital and healthcare linen supply as well as hospitality laundry services, with a long-standing track record of serving medical and hospitality clients.

Major companies operating in the hospital linen supply and management services market report are Elis SA, United Hospital Services, Alsco Inc., Angelica Corporation, Tokai Corp., ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialist, Mission Linen Supply, Salesianer Miettex GmbH, Unitex Healthcare Linen Services Inc., K-Bro Linen Systems Inc., Healthcare Linen Services Group, NOVO Health Services, Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service, Emerald Textiles LLC, Celtic Linen, Hospital Central Services Inc., Economy Linen and Towel Service Inc., FDR Services Corp., CleanCare, Florida Linen Services, Emes Textiles Pvt. Ltd., Prestige Linen Services, Tetsudo Linen Service Co. Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the hospital linen supply and management services market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the hospital linen supply and management services market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the hospital linen supply and management services market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The hospital linen supply and management services market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as renting and cleaning linens, tracking their movement, managing inventory, offering consulting and training, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The hospital linen supply and management services market also includes sales of sheets, pillowcases, and bedspreads. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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