BALTIMORE (February 3, 2022)—Vohra Wound Care has been awarded a Civil Money Penalty grant by New Mexico's Department of Health. The grant will improve the care of New Mexico's nursing home residents by training nurses about prevention, assessment and management of wounds in the nursing home setting. The $39,978 award is made possible through the reinvestment of civil money penalties that were issued to New Mexico nursing homes.
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RANKFORT, Ky., (January 20, 2022)—Vohra Wound Care has been awarded a grant by Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The grant will improve the care of Kentucky's nursing home residents by training nurses about prevention, assessment and management of wounds in the nursing home setting. The $81,113 award is made possible through the reinvestment of civil money penalties issued to Kentucky nursing homes.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (August 16, 2021)—Woundtech, a wound management company serving Medicare Advantage health plans and at-risk senior care provider groups, announced that Brian Wise has been named as its chief executive officer. Brian Wise succeeds Founder Jeffrey Galitz, MD who will continue as a member of the board of directors and advise the company on strategic and clinical direction.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (July 20, 2021)—MyWoundDoctor, a provider of virtual tech-enabled wound care services offered through a patent-pending AI-based process, announced a Series B investment from Claritas Capital, a Nashville-based private equity firm.
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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (April 5, 2021)—ConvaTec, a global medical solutions company focused on therapies for the management of chronic conditions, has been awarded a contract for ostomy products with Vizient, Inc.
LOS ANGELES (March 25, 2021)—The Wound Pros announced that Michael MacDonald would be joining its team as vice president of sales and marketing for eastern U.S. MacDonald brings a wealth of experience in sales, marketing, and training as well as operations experience in many areas of healthcare with a passion for aligning teams to transform business.
THEODORE, Ala. (March 16, 2021)—Supreme Medical, a family-owned home medical equipment distributor based in Theodore, Alabama has announced an educational event for home health and hospice providers scheduled for March 30 at 11:00 am CST.
WATERLOO, Iowa (February 23, 2021)—VGM Wound Care, a division of VGM & Associates, has released its Wound Care Program Guide.
This comprehensive resource walks VGM members through deciding whether or not a wound care program is right for their business, as well as starting and developing a wound care program. It also provides additional resources and contacts.
MELVILLE, N.Y. (January 6, 2021)—Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, today announced the acquisition of a majority ownership position in Prism Medical Products, LLC (PRISM), a nationwide provider of specialty home medical supplies with a core competency in advanced wound care products. With this transaction, Henry Schein Medical, the U.S.
MCHENRY, Ill., (November 10, 2020)—Medela LLC announced the release of new data in a peer-reviewed SAWC Fall published poster and white paper supplement to Wounds demonstrating the Medela Invia Liberty Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) System innovates the current NPWT standard of care. Despite many important developments since its inception, NPWT has seen little innovation in the way it is delivered and controlled at the wound bed nor how fluid removal is managed.
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MIRAMAR, Fla. (July 31, 2020)—Vohra Wound Physicians, a wound care solution, announced a call for applications for its new Vohra Wound Care Scholarship for Nursing Education and Nursing Certifications program. Vohra recognizes that nurses and health care professionals need personal and professional support to develop the skills needed to excel.
DALLAS (July 6, 2020)—Health care technology company Axxess released a new comprehensive wound care management system that enables users to document and track wound care seamlessly.
MIRAMAR, Fla. (May 20, 2020)—Vohra Wound Physicians, a wound care physician group, announced the launch of its new Vohra@Home Patient Care Program, introducing telehealth wound care service to patients who are managing their wounds at home. Since mid-March, Vohra’s telemedicine encounters for patients in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities have increased by more than 8,000%, demonstrating the receptivity and strong demand for real-time video consultations.
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Forcura’s tools for home health agencies include a web-based workflow application focused on handling discharge referrals (whether for in-home care or facilities); tools for getting physician signatures; and a mobile care platform with secure messaging, documentation, wound measurement and live video recording, all integrated with third party electronic health records. Mandeville, who founded the company in 2012, is on the board of the National Association of Home Care & Hospice.
