Medical Equipment News
Medical Equipment news headlines posted throughout the day, every day.
Guest Column: Home medical equipment could become harder to get
In recent years, policymakers in Washington, D.C., have been trying to cut health-care costs, especially in Medicare, the federal health-care program for senior citizens and people with disabilities.
In recent years, policymakers in Washington, D.C., have been trying to cut health-care costs, especially in Medicare, the federal health-care program for senior citizens and people with disabilities.
CMC-Lincoln Sending Medical Equipment To Honduras
Carolinas Medical Center Lincoln is donating medical equipment to a new pediatric burn care unit in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Carolinas Medical Center Lincoln is donating medical equipment to a new pediatric burn care unit in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Midday Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Becton Dickinson rose $.70 or 1.0 percent, to $68.24. Covidien rose $.15 or .4 percent, to $37.03. Patterson rose $.64 or 2.5 percent, to $26.71. PerkinElmer rose $.21 or 1.1 percent, to $19.45. Thermo Fisher rose $.07 or .1 percent, to $45.04. Varian Medical rose $.44 or .8 percent, to $55.23. Waters fell ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Becton Dickinson rose $.70 or 1.0 percent, to $68.24. Covidien rose $.15 or .4 percent, to $37.03. Patterson rose $.64 or 2.5 percent, to $26.71. PerkinElmer rose $.21 or 1.1 percent, to $19.45. Thermo Fisher rose $.07 or .1 percent, to $45.04. Varian Medical rose $.44 or .8 percent, to $55.23. Waters fell ...
Hospitals Accomodate Obese Patients By Purchasing New, Larger Equipment
Hospitals are accommodating the increasing number of obese patients by buying larger medical equipment, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The new purchases are "eating into capital budgets and driving growth in the plus-sized medical equipment market. ... More than six in 10 hospitals around the country have seen an uptick in the number of morbidly obese patients, defined as those with a ...
Hospitals are accommodating the increasing number of obese patients by buying larger medical equipment, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The new purchases are "eating into capital budgets and driving growth in the plus-sized medical equipment market. ... More than six in 10 hospitals around the country have seen an uptick in the number of morbidly obese patients, defined as those with a ...
Early Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top health care equipment companies are down at 10 a.m.: Becton Dickinson fell $.13 or .2 percent, to $67.41. Covidien fell $.03 or .1 percent, to $36.85. Patterson fell $.09 or .3 percent, to $25.98. PerkinElmer fell $.07 or .4 percent, to $19.17. Thermo Fisher fell $.14 or .3 percent, to $44.83. Varian Medical fell $.36 or .7 percent, to $54.43. Waters fell $.61 ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top health care equipment companies are down at 10 a.m.: Becton Dickinson fell $.13 or .2 percent, to $67.41. Covidien fell $.03 or .1 percent, to $36.85. Patterson fell $.09 or .3 percent, to $25.98. PerkinElmer fell $.07 or .4 percent, to $19.17. Thermo Fisher fell $.14 or .3 percent, to $44.83. Varian Medical fell $.36 or .7 percent, to $54.43. Waters fell $.61 ...
Wreckage of medical plane found in Lake Michigan
Underwater searchers using sonar found the wreckage of a small medical plane that crashed into Lake Michigan a week ago, officials said Friday.
Underwater searchers using sonar found the wreckage of a small medical plane that crashed into Lake Michigan a week ago, officials said Friday.
Home Medical Equipment Providers Recognize Americans with Disabilities Act 20th Anniversary, Vow to Fight for Greater ...
ARLINGTON, Va., July 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Providers of home medical equipment and services, such as wheelchairs, oxygen therapy, and diabetic supplies, are recognizing the importance of the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) today. Home medical equipment and services help seniors and people with disabilities to remain independent and safe at home. "We ...
ARLINGTON, Va., July 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Providers of home medical equipment and services, such as wheelchairs, oxygen therapy, and diabetic supplies, are recognizing the importance of the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) today. Home medical equipment and services help seniors and people with disabilities to remain independent and safe at home. "We ...
4 Vets Treated At St. Louis VA Medical Center Test Positive For Hepatitis
Four veterans treated at the St. Louis VA Medical Center's dental clinic have tested positive for hepatitis, but the sources of the illness are unknown. Further testing will try to determine if inadequately sterilized dental equipment is to blame. The results come about a month after the VA sent letters to 1,812 veterans treated at the clinic from Feb. 1, 2009, through March 11, 2010, urging ...
Four veterans treated at the St. Louis VA Medical Center's dental clinic have tested positive for hepatitis, but the sources of the illness are unknown. Further testing will try to determine if inadequately sterilized dental equipment is to blame. The results come about a month after the VA sent letters to 1,812 veterans treated at the clinic from Feb. 1, 2009, through March 11, 2010, urging ...
Rotary Medical Supply Network
Mountain Home Rotary Medical Supply Network Shown is some of the medical equipment and supplies recently loaded by Mountain Home Rotary Club for shipment to Tulsa, Okla., as part of the Rotary Medical Supply Network. The equipment and supplies will be shipped on to Nicaragua.
Mountain Home Rotary Medical Supply Network Shown is some of the medical equipment and supplies recently loaded by Mountain Home Rotary Club for shipment to Tulsa, Okla., as part of the Rotary Medical Supply Network. The equipment and supplies will be shipped on to Nicaragua.
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton Dickinson rose $1.26 or 1.9 percent, to $68.80.
1Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton Dickinson rose $1.26 or 1.9 percent, to $68.80.
