GUMMERSBACH, Germany—Tecfor care announced it has further developed and optimized the Ecofit S care bed. The result: The bed’s total weight has been reduced by a total of eight kilograms/17.6 pounds. At the same time, each individual component now weighs less than 20 kilograms.
MOLNDAL, Sweden—Wellspect HealthCare announced the United States launch of the Surity Urinary Management System, an at-home urine collection device designed to support people living with urinary incontinence and those who help care for them. This completes the full Surity portfolio in the U.S., following the introduction of the Surity Female and Male External Catheters earlier this year.
ROUND ROCK, Texas—Inferenz, a healthcare AI and data solutions company, announced the general availability of its Hospice Eligibility AI Agent, a new addition to the company's Caregence agentic AI platform built for healthcare providers.
The agent automates the referral eligibility screening and admission prioritization workflows used during the hospice intake process.
NORTHFIELD, Illinois—Medline announced a new supply deal agreement with Massachusetts-based Collins Surgical. Founded in 1979, Collins Surgical is a third-generation family-owned provider of durable medical equipment (DME) and healthcare supplies serving patients and healthcare organizations nationwide.
SAN FRANCISCO—Hike Medical, the company automating device-based care from referral to dispense, has raised $22.5 million in seed and Series A funding to reimagine the entire supply chain for durable medical equipment, prosthetics and orthotics supplies (DMEPOS).
NEW YORK—Nevvon, the compliance and training infrastructure behind the homecare and self-directed care workforce, has received an investment from BVP Forge, the private equity arm of Bessemer Venture Partners that focuses on self-sustaining technology and back-to-basics (B2B) services businesses. Alongside the investment, Nevvon launched TrainOnce, a new solution powered by the platform’s network effects.
CONCORD, New Hampshire—Nearly 500 attendees explored four exceptional properties in East Alton and Wolfeboro, NH, during Granite VNA’s annual Hospice Home & Garden Tour. The tour raised more than $40,000 to support the agency’s hospice services.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—BrightSpring Health Services, Inc., a provider of home and community-based health services for complex populations, announced financial results for the second quarter of 2026, and increased full year 2026 revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) guidance.
Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights:
NEW YORK—Cathay Capital announced the launch of ReDream Brands, a new consumer sleep health platform dedicated to helping millions of people achieve better sleep and healthier lives. The platform brings together four of the industry’s most recognized direct-to-consumer brands: cpap.com, The CPAP Shop, Lofta and sleeping.com, creating a platform for cash-pay obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) customers across North America.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Franchising LLC, the parent company of national non-medical homecare provider HomeWell Care Services, has received a Brandon Hall Group Gold HCM Excellence Award in the Best Use of a Blended Learning Program category for its LaunchWell franchise onboarding and certification program.
