CarePatrol, the nation’s largest senior placement organization, is partnering with healthcare providers to counsel families on options for moving loved ones to safe environments. “When it comes...
Reusable PPE suit leans on biological, chemical warfare technology
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2020
Radiation Shield Technologies has introduced Demron C, reusable, full-body, antiviral personal-protective equipment meant for healthcare workers, first responders and other high-risk individuals fighting...
Chef Works offers new fabrics with eye toward hospitality
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2020
Culinary and hospitality apparel maker Chef Works has a new line of high-end shirts, vests, aprons and banquet coats designed to elevate hospitality-like service. “This is an exciting step for our company...
Cypress Cove names Lessig administrator at The Lodge
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2020
Matthew Lessig, former administrator of the Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing unit, has been appointed administrator of The Lodge at Cypress Cove. The Lodge offers 64 private suites on the Lodge’s...
ResMed doubling ventilator production
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
ResMed, the owner of MatrixCare, plans to at least double its production of ventilators to help address international equipment shortages during the coronavirus crisis. The company has long made sleep...
NextStep partnership offers CNAs new COVID-readiness certificate
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
NextStep, a startup that trains and places high-demand healthcare workers, today announced the launch of an online certificate designed to improve the safety of certified nursing assistants and other caregivers...
CarePort enables safe transitions during COVID-19 outbreak
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
CarePort Health, an Allscripts subsidiary connecting 1,000 hospitals with 180,000 post-acute providers, is launching a COVID-19 Transitions of Care Hub. The new resource allows providers to share what...
Battelle develops PPE decontamination system
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
Battelle, best known for developing military biohazard protections, on Sunday announced it has received Food and Drug Administration authorization to decontaminate personal protective equipment (PPE) used...
On-site communication tools provide family check-ins
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
New and discounted communication tools that help providers, residents and families connect despite COVID-19 restrictions continue to emerge. For example, software maker SafeKeeping has begun providing...
BookJane’s hiring platform free for healthcare users
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
BookJane is offering healthcare facilities and staffing agencies the free ability to use its platform to help relieve staffing shortages and labor inefficiencies in hard-hit markets. “We want to ensure...