Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), in partnership with the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC), announced a new Community Asthma Prevention Program Plus (CAPP+) Home Repairs Program, developed to address the impact of unhealthy housing on pediatric asthma outcomes in West Philadelphia neighborhoods. CAPP+ is the pilot initiative of Healthier Together, […]
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High Negative Pressure Limits Dispersion of Airborne Contaminants in Hospitals
Maintaining a high negative pressure in airborne infection isolation rooms of hospitals (over -10 Pa) and in renovation sites (over -5 Pa) effectively limits the dispersion of airborne contaminants, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Inhaled airborne particles at work can cause adverse health effects, and […]
Employees Ranked Teleflex Best Place to Work
Teleflex Incorporated was named the winner of MedReps.com’s 8th Annual Best Places to Work 2019 survey for the Large Category Best Medical Device Companies and came in second in the Overall Category, covering Best Medical Device Companies, Best Pharma Companies and Best Biotech Companies. Positive culture, strong products and innovation, […]
Triple-Digit Growth Necessitates New Corporate Home for 3B Medical
3B Medical, Inc. has moved to its new corporate headquarters. As part of 3B’s triple digit growth this year, corporate offices were moved to allow for new hire staffing. The move coincides with several new product releases and expansion of global sales into Canada, Australia, and Europe. “We selected Winter […]
AARC Honors Tri-anim Health Services with Zenith Award
Tri-anim Health Services, one of the nation’s largest distributors of specialty respiratory, anesthesia and other critical care supplies and equipment, was awarded the 2018 Zenith Award, from the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). The award was given at the 2018 AARC Congress in Las Vegas. Voted on by AARC […]
Aerogen Wins 5th AARC Zenith Award
Aerogen has been recognized with the prestigious 2018 Zenith Award for respiratory care excellence by the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC). The win represents the fifth time that Aerogen has received the award. Widely recognized as the top award of the respiratory care profession, the Zenith Award is voted […]
Peter Allen Named Sleep Specialty Practitioner of the Year
Peter Griffin Allen, BSRC, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-SDS, RPSGT, RST has been named “Sleep – Specialty Practitioner of the Year” by the AARC. The award was bestowed upon him at the recent 2018 AARC International Congress in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peter Allen was selected by the Sleep Specialty Section as its recipient […]
Circadiance Releases New Informational Program
Infant monitoring in the hospital and home provides clinical value to healthcare providers. Circadiance has created a presentation titled “The Clinical Value of Infant Monitoring”. This presentation is intended for clinicians who may encounter babies who are at risk for apnea and apparent life threatening events (aka BRUEs) as well […]
ATS Report Finds Urgent Problems with Supplemental Oxygen Services
A new report published in the December Annals of the American Thoracic Society (AnnalsATS) highlights the problems many patients with lung disease experience in getting and using supplemental oxygen. In “Optimizing Home Oxygen Therapy: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report,” 26 physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, patients and representatives of the Centers for […]
Hospital Transforming Cystic Fibrosis Remote Care
A pioneering approach to cystic fibrosis (CF) care saves on the cost and inconvenience of frequent hospital visits and could help detect changes in lung function sooner. These results come from a pilot study involving people with CF who are being treated at London’s Royal Brompton Hospital. The results come […]













