I work as a Registered Nurse in a Trauma and Surgical ICU and because of this I can tell you first hand that there are all kinds of gross, disgusting and certainly DIRTY things coming out of these peoples' bodies. Due to patient privacy and just general medical ethics I would say that you probably wouldn't find a hospital that would let you into patient care areas but...

We dump linens full of a colorful bouquet of bodily fluids to be cleaned. Now if you were to to find where they go you'd have yourself a dirty job! If you are interested let me know and I will work to get you more info.

PS- Love the show, gotta keep it going. Wish I could help more. Let us know when you get your own talk show!

Thanks for the entertainment,
78RN

I myself used to be a Certified Nurse's Aide when I was in College (as a way to earn my beer money). The worst was when a patient came in from some Nursing Home with the diagnosis of fecal impaction (for those non-science types this is where your colon is full of stuff that really belongs in a toilet and has to be roto-rootered out). This process begins by softening up the "warzone" in question- usually by giving the patient a nasty concoction called "GOLYTELY" (Montezuma's Revenge without the sombreros). Because this patient came from a Nursing Home and has this condition, one can safely say that the patient is not ambulatory (they can't get up and walk to a toilet). You have to check on the patient frequently (at least every 15 minutes) to clean them up. On a normal day, you just want to toss your uniform as far away from you as possible when you got home, on a GOLYTELY shift even more so. RNs work too hard for their buck.

35 nursing years, 3500 dirty jobs at least , Nature produces amazing smells and combinations
of dirty jobs from any orifice. Everything springs a leak if around long enough. To say nothing of trauma and surgical situations.
I never thought about it as a Dirty Job. People have to be taken care of when ill and it was my privilege to do it.

LOL, being an inspector in healthcare facilities you see it all and go in places that staff doesn't even know exists. We start on the roof and work our way to the bowels of the building. Besides being a dirty job, you are not welcomed.

If the hospital laundry subject is of any interest, you could try:

Royal White Laundry & Dry Cleaning
13 Warwick St
Somerville, MA. 02145

Which services much of the Boston Medical Area.

I absolutely understand where you're coming from. I've been an ER nurse doing level I trauma for 10 years and can think of many, many, ugh, TOO many dirty jobs I've had to do. It's especially great when you finish a 16 hour shift and realize that the patient you've been in close contact with for the last few hours has LICE!!! Let's just say, I'm glad my neighbors didn't see me strip in fron of my door.