Staff Reports

Stryker is experiencing a global network disruption to its Microsoft environment because of a cyber-attack, according to the company’s website.

ZOLL an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, has appointed Eric Knudsen as its new chief executive officer, effective April 1. Knudsen will succeed Jon Rennert, who served as ZOLL’s CEO for the past 10 years and will assume a new role as executive chairman of ZOLL’s board of directors.

Compass One Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare support services for hospitals and health systems, is now Compass Healthcare. This strategic evolution is designed to bring greater clarity to the market, strengthen the brand’s unified story, and reinforce its position as a trusted strategic advisor to hospitals and health systems across its healthcare sectors and service lines.

Sodexo, a leading provider in high-quality dining and facilities management solutions, is expanding its contract with longtime partner Adventist Health to serve as the health system’s environmental services partner at 15 new sites in California, Hawaii and Oregon. The expansion brings the total number of sites operated to 26, with plans to add more than 400 employees as the contract grows to $70 million. The contract is effective Jan. 1, 2026, continuing a relationship between the two entities that began 23 years ago.

Smart Meter, a leader in cellular-enabled remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions, has launched the first handheld, fully cellular-enabled thermometer. Designed to capture and transmit temperature data in real time, it works directly over cellular networks, with no need for a hub, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.