SAN DIEGO, California—Resmed, a provider in health technology focused on sleep, breathing and care delivered in the home, announced the appointment of Salli Schwartz as chief investor relations officer, effective April 21, 2025. In this role, Schwartz will lead Resmed's global investor relations function and report to Mick Farrell, chairman of the board and CEO.
LIVINGSTON, Tennessee—Encore Healthcare, a respiratory provider for the home medical equipment (HME) industry, announced the integration of its innovative Nexus program with React Health, Mōvair and Philips cloud-based ventilator management platforms. These integrations mark the first of several integrations that aim to reduce the workload for HME providers managing ventilator patients and allowing for streamlined compliance management.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited announced the launch of the F&P my820 System in the United States.
The F&P my820 is the company’s latest respiratory humidifier for home mechanical ventilation. The F&P my820 System provides heated humidification during the delivery of invasive ventilation, noninvasive ventilation and humidified high-flow therapies for adult and pediatric patients.
MONTVALE, New Jersey—Dynarex Corporation, a durable medical equipment (DME) and disposable medical products company, announced it is adding a new suite of portable products to its innovative respiratory therapy line—Dynarex Resp-O2.
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio—Repair Authority has selected Carl Kozlowski, a health care industry veteran, as its new chief executive officer, replacing the retiring Jesse Keirn. Kozlowski brings nearly 40 years of experience in the health care industry, including most recently as CEO of Cardiothoracic & Surgical Associates.
CHICAGO—Sunset Healthcare Solutions is partnering with Maxtec to distribute a line of oxygen analyzers.
LEXINGTON, Kentucky—Oxygen Plus, Inc., a provider of durable medical equipment (DME) based in Floyd County, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for respiratory devices that patients did not need or use, in contravention of those programs’ requirements.
FREMONT, California—Simple HealthKit announced it has teamed up with Walmart to make Simple HealthKit’s at-home HbA1c (diabetes), respiratory wellness and sexual wellness tests available at Walmart.com*.
WINTER HAVEN, Florida—React Health, a developer, manufacturer and distributor of medical devices for the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing and oxygen therapy, completed the acquisition of Invacare’s Respiratory line earlier in February 2023.
This acquisition includes:
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana—Viemed Healthcare, Inc., a respiratory care and technology-enabled home medical equipment services company, announced that it has made a strategic investment in ModoHealth, a value-based care and patient management platform connecting payors, patients, and post-acute providers.
Editor's Note: Updated May 1, 2020 with additional information.
ELYRIA, Ohio (April 14, 2020)--Demand for respiratory products, beds and therapeutic support surfaces are all up during the COVID-19 health emergency, Invacare's head said in a news release, while seating and mobility products are expected to see a decline in orders.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (January 30, 2020)—The introduction of several new CPAP masks over the past 15 months helped drive strong earnings for ResMed, the company reported in its quarterly earnings call on January 30.
ATLANTA (July 7, 2015)—Sheldon (Shelly) Prial has been to all but one Medtrade, and the 88-year-old HME legend has decided to make this year’s show his last.
As Medtrade Ambassador for many years, Prial and his wife, Thelma, have come to represent the sense of community that Medtrade is all about.
By Shelly Prial
I find it exciting to look back to the very first Medtrade show. It happened about 35 years ago in Atlanta, and it still feels like yesterday.
