The Ultimate Guide to Penn Medicine Apparel: Stores, Sizing, and Orders

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Ensuring hospital attire remains safe, functional, and professional requires dedicated cleaning discipline. Clinical textiles encounter blood-borne pathogens, drug residues, and aggressive environmental bacteria throughout a 12-hour shift. Hospital-issued scrubs for surgical suites must remain on hospital premises and run through certified commercial laundering systems that maintain water temperatures above 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

For personal apparel like navy scrubs, fleece jackets, and quarter-zips, home sanitization requires laundering garments separately from household clothing. Washing in warm water with a phenolic or peroxide-based laundry sanitizer breaks down organic bio-burden without eroding poly-blend stretch fabrics. Fleeces and embroidered lab coats should be dried on medium-low heat or line-dried to protect the high-density embroidery threads from puckering. Adhering to these maintenance steps ensures garments maintain clinical compliance, preserve thermal comfort, and project institutional authority shift after shift.