MAY COVER STORY
Nursing Shortage
The U.S. health care system is facing an acute nursing shortage that was only made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. This shortage is affecting every aspect of health care delivery, including perioperative services.
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
JointMedica’s Polymotion Hip Resurfacing System Granted Breakthrough Device Designation
Exactech has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a Breakthrough Device Designation for JointMedica’s Polymotion Hip Resurfacing System. Exactech, a minority shareholder of JointMedica Limited, is collaborating with the United...
Paragon 28 Expands Soft Tissue Portfolio
Paragon 28 Inc., a medical device company exclusively focused on the foot and ankle orthopedic market, has announced an expansion of its soft-tissue portfolio with the launch of its Grappler Suture Anchor System. The Grappler Suture Anchor System provides surgeons an...
National Medical Billing Services Acquires Medi-Corp Inc.
National Medical Billing Services, a health care revenue cycle management (RCM) company serving the surgical market, has acquired Medi-Corp Inc., a nationwide RCM services provider specializing in anesthesia, ASCs and pain management. “This partnership will further...
Ga. Governor Signs Surgical Smoke Legislation
Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp recently signed several bills designed to benefit health care providers and patients in Georgia. The new laws will also strengthen the state's health care system, according to a news release. One piece of legislation signed into law by...
Cardinal Health Celebrates Nurses
Nurses: the backbone of the health care industry Consistently ranked the most trusted professionals in the U.S., nurses serve on the front lines of health care. Today, there are about three million nurses working in the U.S., and more than 29 million around the globe:...
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Marisa Streelman
Marisa Streelman had considered a career in medicine long before a health careers program at her Flint, Michigan high school offered her the opportunity to preview a handful of hospital jobs prior to college. Although Streelman initially had planned to become a physician, after having been exposed to the work of nursing teams at the hospital, she noticed how much more patient interaction nurses experienced than physicians did — and that was the work with which she felt most connected. It was then that Streelman realized she’d be better off studying nursing.
Spotlight On: Kathleen Singleton, MSN, APRN-CNS, CMSRN
At the end of a 50-year nursing career, it would have been easy for Kathleen Singleton, MSN, APRN-CNS, CMSRN, to reflect upon the circumstances that brought her into health care as the culmination of a lifelong interest. But at the beginning, Singleton describes her...
Spotlight On: Samantha Pillay
Her 20-year surgical career has brought Dr. Samantha Pillay of Adelaide, Australia no shortage of milestones.
Spotlight On: Laura Nelson, RN, BSN, CNOR, and MBA Candidate
Twenty years ago, when she started out at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as a young, single mom, Laura Nelson had planned on preparing for a career as an X-ray technician. But by the time she’d gotten to anatomy class, her instructor recognized...
PRODUCT SHOWROOM
Sterilization Services Market Continues Growth
Globe Newswire reports that Reportlinker.com has released a research on the sterilization services market. The report states that the global sterilization services market is projected to reach $5.5 billion by 2026 from an estimated $4.1 billion in 2021.
KARL STORZ No-Wrap Sterilization Containers
KARL STORZ No-Wrap Sterilization Containers help realize cost savings while protecting equipment investment and reducing the environmental impact of reprocessing.
Ruhof Elementum AW & Surgistain
Elementum AW, featuring four new molecules of enzymes created for the medical device cleaning market, is a multi-tiered enzymatic detergent that has been optimized* for the automatic, ultrasonic and manual cleaning of surgical instruments. Surgistain is a safe, efficient and quick revitalizing solution for stainless steel surgical instruments, trays, basins and case carts.
InstruSafe da Vinci Tray Protection Products
Protect your expensive instruments during sterilization, storage and transportation with a tray designed for easy and secure placements.
Healthmark TOSI
TOSI is the first device to provide a consistent, repeatable and reliable method for evaluating the cleaning effectiveness of the automated instrument washer.
OUT OF THE OR
Eggs Are In Season
When you envision seasonal eating in spring, produce like asparagus and strawberries may leap to mind. In fact, most proteins have a season when they are at their best as well and that is certainly the case for eggs. They are nutrition powerhouses that peak in quality in spring and summer if you know what to look for.
Are You Prioritizing Your Schedule or Scheduling Priorities?
Have you ever heard the phrase, “All things are created twice?” That phase sits at the heart of habit two from Stephen Covey’s bestselling book, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” Habit two is called, “Begin with the end in mind,” and it correlates to what Covey calls the first creation. It’s called first creation because begin with the end in mind is something that occurs in our heads. The second creation occurs when we create the functional finished product.
How to Find the Right Doctor
Whether you’re rarely sick or have conditions that require frequent visits to the doctor, having a trusted and skilled health care provider is an important step in protecting your health.
The Best Mobility Exercise You’re Not Doing for Your Hips
There are plenty of stretches and mobility drills to strengthen the hips, but the most important is the Hip Controlled Articular Rotation (Hip CAR). It is the best way to ensure you are maintaining and strengthening the hip joint to its fullest capacity. Flexibility plus strength equals mobility.
Contest – May 2022
Step Into Spring with a Sweet, Fresh Meal
Opportunities for dining outdoors and soaking up the sunshine abound. Patio meals often mean fresh flavors, making this a perfect time for heading outside with your favorite seasonal dishes.
Recipe to Boost Iron Levels
Chef Nate Appleman knows how important it is to serve healthy meals to your family – ones they actually want to eat. Before having his first child, he transformed his eating and exercise habits and lost 85 pounds to get on a healthier path. Now, he’s cooking meals for...
An Abundance of Riches
The key to better nutrition when dining out is to look for whole foods and avoid the highly processed ones, that means finding restaurants that are really cooking.
Dance & Music Aim to Improve Blood Pressure
Nearly half of adult Americans have high blood pressure, and many do not know it.