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ORANGEBURG, N.Y. – Dynarex Corporation is honoring Lainey Volk as the 2022 recipient of the Dynarex First Responder Caring Award. This nationally recognized award is given to EMS professionals who show outstanding dedication to their community. Dynarex will present the award, as well as showcase its line of EMS medical products, at the EMS World Expo, Oct. 10-14 in Orlando, Fla. Volk is the director of outreach and education, AHA Training Center, and EMT with the San Juan Islands EMS in Washington...

WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM Canada has named the three finalists for the inaugural Canadian HME Woman of the Year. They are Michelle Harvey, vice president of sales and products for HME Home Health in Richmond, British Columbia; Allison Seiderer, president and CEO of Living Well Home Medical Equipment in Peterborough, Ontario; and Cindy Wickens, founding partner at XPerience Home Healthcare in Windsor, Ontario. “We are incredibly excited to present the first Canadian HME Woman of the Year award...

CARY, N.C. – José Domingos, president and CEO of Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc., (ACHC), was selected for the 2022 Triangle Business Journal CEO of the Year Award. The award program honors a diverse lineup of outstanding C-level executives for their invaluable contributions to the Triangle community, holding titles such as CEO, COO, CFO and chief diversity officer. “I am honored to be included among such a remarkable group of leaders within the Triangle community...

NEW ORLEANS – Quantum Rehab has entered into a multi-year sponsorship with the Team Gleason Foundation to improve access to and development of advanced equipment and technology to serve persons and families living with ALS. “Quantum is pleased to further our support with Team Gleason,” said John Storie, vice president of the Eastern U.S. for Quantum Rehab. “We know our donation of power seat elevators, such as our iLevel technology, is important because it will help people...

WASHINGTON – Nick Bush, director of business development of Direct Supply Brands, has joined AAHomecare’s board of directors with an at-large seat for the 2022-23 class. Bush brings more than 15 years of experience in the health care industry. "Nick brings vast knowledge in health care sales, technology and leveraging relationships,” said Tom Ryan, president & CEO of AAHomecare. “His experience and passion for the industry will be a great asset to the association through...

WATERLOO, Iowa – Registration is open for Essentially Women’s Focus Conference, scheduled for Feb. 4-6, 2023, at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Fla. “We are excited to bring Focus Conference back to the Sheraton Key Resort in 2023,” said Nikki Jensen, vice president of EW, a division of VGM & Associates. “We had so much positive feedback from our attendee last year on the location, education and networking.” Early bird registration ends Nov....

WASHINGTON – The National Suppliers Clearinghouse will no longer process new DMEPOS provider enrollment applications starting Oct. 29, CMS officials announced during a Sept. 21 Open Door Forum. After that date, Palmetto will process applications for the west half of the country and Novitas for the east half. At this time, suppliers don’t need to take any action, but they should continue working with the NSC, officials said. Any in-process applications will automatically be transferred...

LONDON and PLANO, Texas – Belluscura has signed a distribution agreement with a leading DME provider and distributor in the United States, it has announced. Belluscura, which makes the X-PLOR portable oxygen concentrator, says the DME provider has been supplying home oxygen therapy for more than 50 years through 1,000 brick-and-mortar locations throughout the country, as well as online. “This agreement, with one of the largest supplemental oxygen providers in the U.S., significantly increased...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a virtual meeting on Nov. 1 to discuss ongoing concerns that pulse oximeters may be less accurate in individuals with darker skin pigments. The CDRH Anesthesiology and Respiratory Therapy Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee will also discuss factors that may affect pulse oximetry accuracy and performance, the available evidence about the accuracy of pulse oximeters, recommendations for patients and health...

ATLANTA – Graham-Field is making a multi-million dollar investment in an advanced 3D fiber optic laser tube cutting system. The next-generation system will run 24/7 at the company's 156,000-square-foot steel fabrication facility in Wisconsin. “The high performance and flexibility to process round, square, rectangular and special shaped tubing, plus angle iron, channel and flat bar steel will allow us to manufacture a wide variety of components that make up several of our critical...