News and Notes

This March 8-14 marks the annual National Patient Safety Foundation’s Patient Safety Awareness Week. As we think about this year’s theme, “United in Safety,” it is an important reminder that patient safety, specifically surgical site infection (SSI) prevention, is a...

by Rosie D. Lyles, MD, MHA, MSc Ringing in a new year marks the perfect time to reflect on current OR surface disinfection practices and how we may improve upon them. This year, take time out and reevaluate some of the following practices to help your facility prevent...

Welch Allyn Inc. has announced the acquisition of substantially all assets of Prairie Ventures telehealth company HealthInterlink LLC of Omaha, Neb. HealthInterlink is a medical software company and developer of a flexible, affordable, and scalable software-based...

Halyard Health is out to find the fastest wrapper in the second annual Smart-Fold Wrap Race competition, a fun and fast-paced competition for Sterile Processing and Central Services (CS) professionals. Last year, more than 170 CS professionals entered the competition...

ZOLL Medical Corp. has signed an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Philips’ InnerCool temperature management business, which includes catheter-based endovascular and surface temperature management technologies designed to improve outcomes for...

Encompass Group LLC has announced its new Brilliance Gel Fiber Pillows. It offers patients and residents the experience of a down filled pillow with the advantage of a hypoallergenic polyester gel fiber. The Pillow Factory division of Encompass Group is the market...