NORTH AMERICA

The Board of Directors of the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation (HLAC) has voted Linda McCurdy (pictured) as President-Elect. In January 2020, McCurdy will assume the duties of board president of HLAC, a nonprofit organisation formed for the purpose of inspecting and accrediting laundries processing healthcare textiles for hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities.

McCurdy, an HLAC board member since 2017, is president and chief executive officer of K-Bro Linen Systems Inc., a provider of healthcare and hospitality laundry and linen services in Canada. She will succeed Brad Bushman, who has been board president since October 2017.