# IPA™

> IPA designs and manufactures automated scrub and linen dispensing systems for hospitals, combining controlled access with web-based inventory data and equipment support. Its products help healthcare facilities manage garment returns, replenishment, vendor access, and avoidable laundry and replacement costs.

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Headquarters:** Duluth, United States
- **Products:** scrubEx, alEx, clariFy, vendEx, coverCare
- **Notable:** Completed its 10,000th manufactured unit, an alEx linen center, announced January 2018., Reports use in 17 of the 20 hospitals on the 2024-2025 U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll., St. Luke’s Cornwall case study reports $141,020 first-year savings, or 25% of linen costs.

## Products & services

- **scrubEx** — Badge-controlled surgical scrub dispensing and return equipment; multiple capacities, inventory alerts, and usage monitoring.
- **alEx** — Covered, access-controlled linen centers and single-dispense systems for healthcare linen distribution.
- **clariFy** — Current web-based management software powering scrubEx and alEx, with utilization data and inventory visibility.
- **vendEx** — Vendor registration and paid access to hospital-laundered scrubs through secure dispensers.
- **coverCare** — Equipment support and preventive maintenance plan with parts, labor, remote and on-site assistance, and annual inspection.
- **Linen utilization consulting** — Distribution studies and par-level configuration, documented in the St. Luke’s Cornwall deployment.
- **scrubBank** — Individual scrub garment dispensing allowing different top and bottom sizes; included in IPA’s publicly listed product portfolio.

## Achievements

- Completed its 10,000th manufactured unit, an alEx linen center, announced January 2018.
- Reports use in 17 of the 20 hospitals on the 2024-2025 U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll.
- St. Luke’s Cornwall case study reports $141,020 first-year savings, or 25% of linen costs.
- Sunrise case study reports $221,000 annualized savings across scrub replacement and processing.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — IPA exhibited scrubEx MV and alEx LCD at AHRMM24 in Columbus, Ohio.
- **2026-04** — California HCAI lists April 3, 2026 manufacturer-certification preapprovals for several IPA scrubEx/alEx models and scrubBank LB/MB; installation remains subject to the applicable attachments and conditions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thinkipa.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinkipa-old
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/IPATechnology
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThinkIPA

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