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LTC LINK Conference showcases technology innovation
Jul 23, 2013
Innovation in healthcare may depend on the concept of “co-opetition,” i.e. cooperative competition, which is largely dormant in the long-term care market, one industry leader says. But providers...
BusinessBriefs for July 2014
Jul 01, 2014
» Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC acquired Keystone Commercial Capital, a commercial mortgage banking company based in Scottsdale, AZ. Keystone services more than $2 billion in commercial real estate...
Specialty Medical Equipment upgrades its website
Sep 21, 2011
Specialty Medical Equipment Inc. announced that it has upgraded its website. New features include an expanded medical education section about pressure ulcers. The family-owned firm is a wound care mattress...
Version of infection control guide in Spanish released
Dec 21, 2011
A version of The Infection Control Pocket Guide in Spanish was released in December. The product was developed by the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living and Med-Pass Inc. The guide is intended for...
Office 360 picks Sam Calderon to lead healthcare and hospitality division
Jan 05, 2010
Office360, a national distributor of office supplies and furniture, recently hired Sam Calderon as president of healthcare and hospitality sales for the Americas. Calderon, founder of Calderon Textiles...
Kisco Senior Living breaks ground in NC
Apr 22, 2014
Kisco Senior Living held a groundbreaking ceremony for The Cardinal at North Hills on Tuesday.
Diabetes prevention program released in Spanish
Jan 10, 2017
Blue Mesa Health Inc. has created Transformemos, a Spanish-language version of its digital Diabetes Prevention Program.
Nursing achievement program receives $347,000 grant
Jul 12, 2016
American International College announced the receipt of a one-time $347,000 Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant from the Health Services and Resources Administration in support of its Nursing Education Achievement...
NTSB finds bus company at fault in explosion during Hurricane Rita
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Haymarket Media
Apr 02, 2007
The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that the motorcoach company and a faulty federal compliance review system were responsible for a bus explosion that killed 23 assisted living residents...