home medical equipment

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Joerns Healthcare, a vertically integrated, provider of medical equipment and services to U.S. post-acute care, announced it will refocus the entirety of its resources on its medical equipment sales and services business. The strategy requires a planned exit of its institutional long-term care rental services business and customer notifications began Nov. 20.

RICHMOND, British Columbia—On Tuesday, Nov. 1, HME Home Health, collaborating with Motion, held a one-day conference highlighting Pediatric Equipment at the Executive Inn in Burnaby.

BOULDER, Colorado—Quality Biomedical, a biomedical equipment service provider in the home medical equipment (HME) and post-acute markets, is expanding into larger facilities in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area to meet the growing demand for its services.

WHITMORE LAKE, Michigan—Trace Medical, a provider of advanced respiratory rentals and biomedical services, has announced a long-term distribution agreement with Outset Medical to rent the Tablo Hemodialysis System to home medical equipment (HME) providers.

As part of this agreement, Trace Medical will leverage its national distribution network to offer HME providers exclusive access to rent Tablo and meet the growing demand of dialysis patients seeking treatment at home.

FREEHOLD, New Jersey—Avalon GloboCare Corp.

PHILADELPHIA—Medical Guardian, a provider of personal emergency response systems (PERS) and health care engagement services, announced the launch of the newest product in its lineup of medical alert solutions—the MGMini Lite. Weighing less than an ounce, this device is designed to address the dynamic and evolving needs of aging adults and caregivers.

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland—Acuity Medical announced it is hosting a one-day event for its home medical equipment (HME) customers on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The event will combine education, new product launches, industry updates, sales training, panel discussions and peer networking time. Manufacturers attending include Golden Technologies, Nova, Stander, Pedifix, Strongback, Liviliti, ARJO and others.

As cost pressures continue to impact the home medical equipment (HME) community, AAHomecare is launching a nationwide survey to gather intel on the rising costs of products, shipping and labor for those providing home oxygen equipment, CPAP devices and/or hospital beds to end users; aggregated information will be used in advocacy efforts. 

In a strategic move to strengthen awareness of the critical importance of high-quality, home-based care, AAHomecare announced a new area of focus that will be guided by accomplished industry professional Ashley Plauché, who assumes the role of senior Director of Brand Marketing.  

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana—Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (the “company” or “Viemed”), a respiratory care and technology-enabled home medical equipment services company, reported its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

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CINCINNATI—Quipt Home Medical Corp. a U.S.-based home medical equipment provider, focused on end-to-end respiratory care, announced that members of its management team will host a webcast fireside chat and participate in one-on-one meetings at the 43rd Annual Canaccord Growth Conference on August 9-10. The conference will be held in person at the InterContinental Boston.

Webcasted Fireside Chat

CINCINNATI—Quipt Home Medical Corp. (“Quipt” or "the company”), a U.S.-based home medical equipment (HME) provider, focused on end-to-end respiratory care, announced it has received final approval to list its common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and will commence trading on the TSX at market open on June 21, under the symbol “QIPT”.

CHICAGO—In partnership with ZeniMedical, Sunset is introducing a simple, effective and affordable wound care product line to aid in the delivery of optimal patient care while reducing costs.

ZeniMedical offers a wide range of foam, composite, hydrocolloid, alginate and collagen dressings in multiple sizes with or without borders.

BOULDER, Colorado, and WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina—Quality Biomedical, a biomedical equipment management service provider to the post-acute and home medical equipment (HME) markets, and Flight Medical, a provider of single and dual patient circuit limb ventilators have announced an exclusive national service and parts distribution agreement.

NEW YORK—The home-based health care experience may be broken for both patients and caregivers, according to a newly releases survey from Tomorrow Health.

BALL GROUND, Georgia—CAIRE announced the further expansion of its company’s Authorized Service Center network with the addition of Quality Biomedical, a nationwide provider of fleet management services and specialists in respiratory equipment maintenance and repair.

MIAMI, Florida—Independent Living Systems (ILS), a provider of health care and social services to complex populations in the Medicare, Medicaid and Dual-Eligible markets, is announced it has been licensed as a Home Medical Provider, meaning it can provide critical durable medical equipment (DME) for the home to partnering health care organizations and the general public.