Dräger has leveraged its 100+ years of critical care expertise to develop a new solution designed specifically to address the needs of the long-term acute care (LTAC) environment. With Dräger’s solution, LTAC facilities can maintain quality throughout the continuum of care with the convenience of a single vendor. Along with Dräger’s proven […]
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Dräger Grants $50,000 to ARCF in Support of Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care Research
As part of an ongoing commitment to the advancement of respiratory care, Dräger announced that it has granted the American Respiratory Care Foundation (ARCF) a $50,000 endowment to support the Craig D. Smallwood Early Investigator Fellowship. This newly established program, which will be announced at the 2020 American Association for […]
Ventilator Makers Unite to Create Vent Training App
Several of the world’s ventilator manufacturers have formed a Ventilator Training Alliance (VTA) and partnered with Allego to create a mobile app that frontline medical providers can use to access a centralized repository of ventilator training resources. Dräger, GE Healthcare, Getinge, Hamilton Medical, Medtronic, Nihon Kohden, and Philips have joined […]
Dräger Adds Special COVID-19 Customer Support Page
From the Dräger Coronavirus landing page… With the outbreak of the coronavirus in different parts of the world, we at Dräger believe that it is our responsibility to support hospitals and people who need safety equipment in facing this global challenge. On this page, we would like to answer the most […]
AARC Honors Dräger with 10th Zenith Award
Respiratory Therapists Select Dräger for the Company’s Continued Support of the Profession and its Patients The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) honored Dräger for the 10th time with its annual Zenith Award during the Association’s 65th International Respiratory Conference in New Orleans. Referred to as the “people’s choice award” […]
Are Any of Your Medical Devices at Risk for a Cyber Attack Attempt?
By Scott Bristol The May 2017 “WannaCry” ransomware attack proved that there is no system without vulnerability. The attack infected businesses, universities, manufacturers, government agencies and hospitals in at least 150 countries. In the healthcare industry, it wasn’t just administrative PCs that were hacked; medical devices were infected as well. […]
Dräger Receives FDA Clearance for Seattle PAP Plus System
Dräger yesterday announced it has received FDA clearance for its Seattle Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) plus system. Developed by Seattle Children’s Research Institute and produced and marketed by Dräger, the Seattle PAP plus leverages Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) technology and further improves upon it to make it easier for premature infants with […]
3 Steps to Improved Critical Care Workflow
By Susan Bushman, RN, BSN In my conversations with clinicians, managers, and administrators, two issues frequently come up as recurring themes. First, the need for clinicians to spend more time at the bedside and second, how challenging it is to efficiently maneuver around in a critical care environment. Workflow modifications […]
Dräger Receives FDA Clearance for Savina 300 SW 5.0 Ventilator
Dräger today announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Savina 300 SW 5.0, the latest in its line of Savina ventilators. The Savina 300 SW 5.0 offers advanced features such as automatic tube compensation (ATC) to aid clinicians in their daily workflow, and improve patient comfort by reducing artificial […]
How Automated Ventilator Weaning Protocols Can Improve Workflow and Reduce Costs
By Edwin Coombs, MA RRT-NPS, ACCS, FAARC Mechanical ventilation is a highly complex procedure that’s become routine in today’s ICUs. One of the most important considerations regarding ventilators is to complete the weaning process as soon as possible – because every delay increases the cost of care and risk of […]
















