Vendors

NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline has entered into a multi-year prime vendor distribution agreement with Valley Health System, which serves northern New Jersey and southern New York.   After being with a previous vendor for the last five years, the system returns to Medline for all medical and surgical supplies across its full continuum of care, including its in-patient acute care hospital and lab facilities, and outpatient network of physician offices and home...

DURYEA, Pa. – Quantum Rehab has named Elizabeth McCormick and Keith Russell as the company’s next Q Roll Models.  McCormick and Russell, who will share their experiences with their iLevel power wheelchairs through social media, blogs and other outlets, will each receive a three-month paid agreement and a new power wheelchair.  “We’re excited to welcome new members to our robust team,” said Stephanie Woodward, brand ambassador coordinator. “Liz and...

ELYRIA, Ohio – Invacare has restructured and appointed new leaders to its Rehab and Lifestyles business units in North America, helping the company make “strides toward a new future” in the months following its emergence from bankruptcy.  The company recently appointed Paul Lavin vice president Rehab – North America, and Brad Duff vice president Lifestyles – North America.   “Invacare has a proud history in the industry and we’re making...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested that Philips conduct additional testing on the health risks related to the sound abatement foam in certain recalled Philips ventilators and BiPAP and CPAP devices.  “We do not believe that the testing and analysis Philips has shared to date are adequate to fully evaluate the risks posed to users from the recalled devices,” the FDA stated. “Although Philips concluded that the exposure to foam particles...

LONDON and PLANO, Texas – Belluscura has announced a possible acquisition and has made a change to its executive leadership.  Belluscura has reached an agreement with TMT Acquisitions, a London-based acquisition vehicle in the technology, media and telecommunications sector, on the key terms of a possible share-for-share offer for the company, in a deal that would be valued at EUR 6 million. Belluscura will use the deal, which includes a $100,000 break-up fee, to help grow its portable...

NEW YORK – Parachute Health in September expanded its leadership team with an HME “industry insider” and launched a new product.  The company named Rob Boeye, formerly of Brightree and Invacare, as commercial leader-HME, and launched Renewals by Parachute, a tool to streamline the DME order renewal process through automated workflows.  “We’re excited to have Rob on board – his reputation and his expertise with Invacare and Brightree is top tier,”...

FRESNO, Calif. – Sunrise Medical has acquired Ride Designs, significantly expanding the company’s custom seating offerings, clinical expertise and service capabilities.   Denver-based Ride Designs, which was founded in 1998 by Tom Hetzel and Joe Bieganek, has built a name for itself for designing and delivering highly specialized seating systems for wheelchairs using the most up-to-date technologies, including 3D printing.  “By joining forces with Ride Designs,...

MOUNT SAINT GUIBERT, Belgium – Nyxoah, a med tech company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat obstructive sleep apnea, has announced a partnership with ResMed Germany to increase awareness and therapy penetration in the German market.  The companies will establish a continuum of care that will educate and guide OSA patients in the German market from diagnosis through treatment.  "It is our joint goal to enable more patients to receive...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – WellSky’s participation in Moving Health Home gives the company a seat at the table with big names like Amazon and Intermountain Healthcare as they work to change federal and state policy to make the home a “powerful” clinical site of care.  Here’s what Tim Ashe, WellSky’s chief clinical officer, had to say about why it’s important for stakeholders with various viewpoints to unite behind home care as part of the “total...

AMSTERDAM – Philips disagrees with “characterizations” made in recent articles that say the company knew for several years about problems with certain ventilators and sleep apnea devices.  ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Sept. 27 published an article saying that Philips knew about a dangerous breakdown inside its widely used ventilators and sleep apnea machines but waited years before recalling the devices in 2021.  In a statement, Philips said it had...