PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (October 17, 2016)—Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, a global manufacturer of medical products, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Drive Medical Canada, has acquired the mobility and bathroom safety DME business of AMG Medical, effective October 17, 2016. These brands—Hugo, Profilio, AquaSense and Airgo—represent the premier DME brands in Canada and are marketed and distributed to all major wholesalers, pharmacies and homecare dealers throughout Canada.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 17, 2016)—Almost Family, Inc.—a leading provider of home health nursing services—today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the entity holding the home health and hospice assets of Community Health Systems, Inc. (referred to herein as CHS Home Health, pertaining solely to the home health and hospice business of CHS).

Home Health Agencies Prep for Hurricane Matthew and Its Aftermath
In the wake of a final rule issuance on emergency preparedness from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), home health care companies were tested Friday as Hurricane Matthew barreled down on the United States. (Amy Baxter/Home Health Care News)

WATERLOO, Iowa (October 14, 2016) - Essentially Women hosted its annual members-only education conference September 25-26 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Nearly 250 members, vendor partner representatives, speakers and consultants were in attendance.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 14, 2016)—Compass Health Brands is pleased to announce they have partnered with Brightree, a provider of cloud-based clinical, business management and billing software for the post-acute care industry, as an integrated electronic purchasing partner. DME/HME dealers can now streamline their workflow by ordering equipment and supplies from Compass Health Brands directly through the Brightree Integrated ePurchasing platform.

ATLANTA (October 14, 2016)—Judges for the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards, sponsored by HomeCare magazine, have named the top eight products particularly well suited for retailing/caretailing.