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2022 Women in Oncology Awards
The Women in Oncology Awards are presented annually to outstanding women who have made remarkable contributions to the lives of those fighting cancer. The winners of the 2022 Women in Oncology Awards are Karen Kelly, MD, FASCO, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MD, PhD, and Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS. - February 23, 2022 - Cancer Expert Now, Inc.
Firstat Nursing Services, a Chula Vista Senior Caregiver Agency Publishes Guide – The Benefits of Hiring a Professional In-Home Care Service
Chula Vista Elder Caregivers Company, Firstat Nursing Services Shares Important Benefits of Hiring a Professional In-Home Care Service. - February 23, 2022 - Firstat Nursing Services
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services to Host 19th Annual Heart & Cross Gala
Nonprofit holds fundraiser to provide programs and services for those in need. - February 13, 2022 - Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
National Red Sock Day Declared for Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness
Red Sock Day for Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness (P.A.D.) is bringing greater attention to how leg health can indicate risk for heart attack, stroke and amputation. Three in five heart attack sufferers have P.A.D., plaque build-up in mainly the leg arteries, but most don't know it, if at all, until it's too late, and heart attack, stroke or amputation are imminent. Red Sock Day inspires a candid conversation between patients and their physicians to check the leg pulses of everyone over 40. - February 07, 2022 - The Way To My Heart
Right At Home Southern MD Receives 2022 Best of Home Care® – Provider and Employer of Choice Awards
Right At Home Southern MD has proven its dedication to providing a great work environment and solid training to employees, while maintaining their focus on client and caregiver satisfaction. Home Care Pulse is pleased to recognize their dedication to quality, professionalism, and expertise in-home care. - February 07, 2022 - Right At Home Southern MD
Contigo Health Partners with Cancer Expert Now to Offer Expert Medical Opinion (EMO) Services
Cancer Expert Now is elated to join the Contigo Health ECEN Passport services suite, now allowing members access to our cutting-edge EMO offering. - February 02, 2022 - Cancer Expert Now, Inc.
ST. MARK VILLAGE SAYS FAREWELL TO CEO
Second-generation leader to retire, while family is four generations deep at St. Mark Village. St. Mark Village looks to future as it remains a community of "harmony." Note: Gorddard is CQ. - February 01, 2022 - St. Mark Village
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services Adds Three New Board Members
Mark Burmester, Thomas Gregory, and Daniel Stutte join nonprofit's board. - January 27, 2022 - Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Assistance Home Care Acquires Senior Services Unlimited of St. Louis
Assistance Home Care announces the acquisition of Senior Services of St. Louis. This strategic alignment allows expand upon our local home care services in the greater St. Louis area while ensuring that Senior Services Unlimited's Clients and Caregivers experienced a seamless transition. - January 20, 2022 - Assistance Home Care
Firstat Nursing Services, a San Diego Home Care Agency Publishes Important Skilled Nursing Guide
San Diego Homecare Agency, Firstat Nursing Services Shares How In-Home Skilled Nursing Care Help Families. - January 19, 2022 - Firstat Nursing Services
CHE Behavioral Health Services is Proud to Announce Their Partnership with PhysicianOne Urgent Care
CHE is now offering Psychotherapy and Psychiatric therapy services via telehealth to all PhysicianOne Urgent Care referred patients. - January 07, 2022 - CHE Behavioral Health Services
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services Breaks Ground on Memory Care Expansion
$6.5 million development to be completed by December 2022. - January 05, 2022 - Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Caregivers Agency La Jolla, Firstat Nursing Services, Publishes Holiday Guide for Families with Seniors
Firstat Nursing Services Serving La Jolla, CA and the Greater San Diego Area Shares 3 Things to Know About In-Home Skilled Nursing Care - December 24, 2021 - Firstat Nursing Services
MedAware Systems Expands Neuromodulation Device Regulatory Data Portal
MedAware Systems announced today a major expansion of Neuromodulation device data in its SOHInfo (www.sohinfo.com) customer portal. The portal is populated with reported data from registries, published literature, and social media for all registered devices for Spinal Cord Stimulation, Peripheral... - December 18, 2021 - Biomed Industries Inc.
CHE Behavioral Health Services is Ready to Provide TeleHealth Therapy Services Throughout the State of Florida
CHE Behavioral Health Services is excited to open their virtual doors providing easy access to behavioral and mental health therapy services via TeleHealth throughout the U.S. - December 10, 2021 - CHE Behavioral Health Services
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services Achieves Nearly 95% Vaccination Rate
St. Louis’ largest senior living communities has one of the highest vaccination rates in the state. - December 09, 2021 - Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Waveny LifeCare Network to Open an On-Site Certified Nurse Aide Training School
Waveny LifeCare Network is collaborating with an existing state-accredited Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) and Home Health Aide (HHA) program to open a Certified Nurse Assistant training school on its campus at 3 Farm Road, in New Canaan, CT. - November 26, 2021 - Waveny LifeCare Network
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services Raises More Than $120,000
St. Louis' largest senior living communities surpasses 24-hour fundraising goal. - November 24, 2021 - Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Firstat Nursing Services, a Clairemont Skilled Nursing Agency Shares Guide for Family Caregivers Month
Clairemont Skilled Nursing Company, Firstat Nursing Services Supports National Family Caregivers Month. Publishes Guide; How to Maximize Professional Caregivers at Home. - November 16, 2021 - Firstat Nursing Services
Virtual Conferencing is About to Change the Way Lymphedema Patients and Professionals Interact Says Canadian Lymphedema Framework
Despite the pandemic’s challenges to traditional gatherings, the 2021 National Lymphedema Conference is going ahead, online, taking advantage of developments in the field of virtual conferencing. Hosted by the Canadian Lymphedema Framework, and presented in collaboration with Wounds Canada, the event takes place Dec. 3-4, 2021 via a sophisticated and highly interactive virtual event platform. For more information, visit www.canadalymph.ca. - November 11, 2021 - Canadian Lymphedema Framework
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services Promotes Christine Schwab to Director of Development
Schwab recently promoted after working at St. Louis' largest senior living communities for more than 10 years. - November 06, 2021 - Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services Hires Director of Human Resources
Rhea Irvin brings more than 25 years of experience to one of St. Louis' largest senior living communities. - October 23, 2021 - Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Assistance Home Care Receives BBB TORCH Award
Assistance Home Care, providing senior home care services, is a 2021 Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) TORCH Award winner for BBB Serving Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois. - October 22, 2021 - Assistance Home Care
Protectimus Releases Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Solution Based on TOTP Hardware Tokens
Two-factor authentication provider, Protectimus suggests using a Time-Based One-Time Password algorithm (TOTP) for Electronic Visit Verification (EVV). Protectimus' EVV system allows homecare service providers to use one-time codes from hardware TOTP tokens to determine the exact time and duration of visits of their employees to the clients. - October 21, 2021 - Protectimus Limited
Avant Healthcare Professionals Names New President, Marisa Zaharoff, MSN, RN
Avant Healthcare Professionals, the premier staffing provider of internationally experienced nursing and allied health professionals, today announced the appointment of its new president, Marisa Zaharoff, MSN, RN. Zaharoff’s nursing and allied health career spans more than two decades... - October 14, 2021 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Rancho Bernardo Caregivers Agency, Firstat Nursing Services Participates in Emotional Wellness Month
Firstat Nursing Services is Proud to Promote Emotional Wellness Month by Publishing 3 Smart Ways Families Can Ease Stress - October 11, 2021 - Firstat Nursing Services
Monitored Therapeutics Inc. Announces Close of $3.5MM Financing Round Led by Tamarind Hill
Monitored Therapeutics Inc. (MTI), a remote patient monitoring company that has developed the leading platform for physicians and pulmonologists to better monitor and care for patients with respiratory conditions, has closed a $3.5MM financing round led by Tamarind Hill. MTI’s GoSpiro... - October 06, 2021 - Monitored Therapeutics, Inc.
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services Announces Memory Care Facility Expansion
One of St. Louis' largest senior living communities to build $6.9 million dementia care neighborhoods. - October 02, 2021 - Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Care at Home Voted #1 Home Care Services in 2021
Care at Home earns the “Best of Readers’ Choice Awards” for second consecutive year. - October 01, 2021 - Care at Home
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services Resident Participates in Honor Flight
World War II veteran Richard Crespi recently honored in Washington, D.C. - September 19, 2021 - Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Firstat Nursing Services, a Poway Caregivers Agency, Supports Self-Care Awareness Month for September
Firstat Nursing Services of Poway, CA Publishes Helpful Information for Family Caregivers Needing Time Off When Caring for Seniors. - September 18, 2021 - Firstat Nursing Services
AHHC of NC Partners with National Minority Health Association to Mobilize Home Care, Home Health, Hospice & Palliative Care Staff in Fight Against COVID-19
The Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina (AHHC of NC) is pleased to announce that they have partnered with the National Minority Health Association (NMHA) to help launch the new Flex for Checks program as part of the ongoing fight against COVID-19. The Flex for Checks... - September 17, 2021 - Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina
PQHH Recommends Rescinding Behavioral Assumption Cuts in 2022 Final Payment Rule
Home health leaders present detailed report highlighting technical concerns with elements of the HHPPS proposed rule for 2022. - September 02, 2021 - Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare
Rancho Santa Fe In-Home Caregivers Agency, Firstat Nursing Services, Publishes Guide to Help Families Deal with Debilitating Diseases Like Alzheimer’s
Firstat Nursing Services of Rancho Santa Fe Shares Information to Help Families Deal with Debilitating Diseases - August 24, 2021 - Firstat Nursing Services
Avant Healthcare Professionals Ranks #3074 on the 2021 Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Avant Healthcare Professionals, the premier staffing provider of internationally experienced nursing and allied health professionals, today announced that it has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The company ranked #3074 on this year’s list,... - August 21, 2021 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Home Care Safeguards Against the COVID Pandemic
Care at Home continues to prevent COVID by providing safe, one-on-one home care. - August 21, 2021 - Care at Home
Cancer Expert Now Ranks No. 333 as Inc. Magazine Reveals Their Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies - the Inc. 5000
Inc. magazine revealed today that Cancer Expert Now (CEN) is No. 333 on its annual Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment - its... - August 18, 2021 - Cancer Expert Now, Inc.
New Resource from the Widowed Parent Podcast Provides Tips for Parents of the 40,000 US Kids Who Lost a Parent to COVID
Widowed parents now have a new resource and trusted guide to help them navigate a difficult task: raising their grieving children. According to a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association, an estimated 40,000 kids and teens in the United States have a dead parent because of COVID. - July 23, 2021 - The Widowed Parent Podcast
Firstat Nursing Services, a Del Mar Senior Caregivers Agency Shares Ways In-Home Nursing Care Relieves Stress
Del Mar In-Home Health Care Company, Firstat Publishes 3 Ways In-Home Nursing Care Relieves Stress - July 23, 2021 - Firstat Nursing Services
Exceptional Home Care Services Arrive in New Haven County
Care at Home continues growth down the Connecticut shoreline to offer award-winning home care services. - July 10, 2021 - Care at Home
CMS Proposed Rule Maintains 4.36% Assumption-Based Rate Cut to Medicare Home Health Despite Sector Concerns
Home health leaders support nationwide expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model to support the delivery of high-quality care to American seniors. - June 29, 2021 - Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare
Firstat Nursing Services, a Coronado Homecare Nurse Agency Publishes Guide on Ways to Support a Loved One with In-Home Skilled Nursing
Coronado Homecare Nurse Company Shares 3 Ways to Support a Loved One with In-Home Skilled Nursing. - June 26, 2021 - Firstat Nursing Services
Avant Healthcare Professionals Awarded Gold and Silver in the 2021 Aster Awards
Avant Healthcare Professionals today announced it won a gold and silver honor at the 2021 Aster Awards. The company earned a gold in the Crisis Management category for its “Guide to Nurse Staffing Post COVID-19” and a silver in the External Publication category for its “2020 Trends in Nurse Staffing.” - June 18, 2021 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Avant Healthcare Professionals Awarded Gold and Silver in the 2021 Aster Awards
Avant Healthcare Professionals today announced it won a gold and silver honor at the 2021 Aster Awards. The company earned a gold in the Crisis Management category for its “Guide to Nurse Staffing Post COVID-19” and a silver in the External Publication category for its “2020 Trends in Nurse Staffing." - June 12, 2021 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Inspired Senior Living Partners with Serenity Engage to Improve Communications in Senior Living Communities Tenfold
Collaborate, Communicate and Inspire. Communication simplified for senior care. - June 03, 2021 - Inspired Southerner LLC
Firstat Nursing Services, a San Diego Home Caregivers Agency, Publishes Guide on Why Families Choose at Home Nursing Services
San Diego Home Caregivers Company Shares 3 Reasons Families Choose at Home Nursing Services. - May 20, 2021 - Firstat Nursing Services
Stowell Associates Awarded Workforce Equity Grant for Caregiver Training
Stowell Associates announced today that it is among the first two recipients of the Department of Workforce Development’s new Workforce Equity Grants. The $63,460 grant is made possible by a donation from the IKEA U.S. Community Foundation and is intended to fund workforce training and skill... - May 19, 2021 - Stowell Associates
Donald L. Trump, MD, FACP, FASCO Joins Cancer Expert Now as Director of Institutional Relationships
Cancer Expert Now is thrilled to announce that Donald L. Trump, MD, FACP, FASCO, has officially joined the leadership team as the Director of Institutional Relationships. Dr. Trump will continue to serve on their Expert faculty as a GU cancer expert and will utilize his extensive knowledge to... - May 11, 2021 - Cancer Expert Now, Inc.
MedAware Systems Releases Cross-Platform Post Market Product Monitoring Service
MedAware Systems announced the release today of its Science of Health Informatics (SOHInfo) cross-platform monitoring and surveillance management service. It is the industry's first AI-powered subscription application that provides continuous monitoring and analysis on reported Adverse Events,... - May 08, 2021 - Biomed Industries Inc.
AVA Fundamentals of Peripheral Intravenous Vascular Access™ Addresses One of Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2021
The Association for Vascular Access and B. Braun Medical Inc. announced the US launch of the first of three online courses that will comprise a free comprehensive curriculum on the placement of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) that is being offered to pre-licensure medical, nursing, respiratory therapy and other allied healthcare schools. Peripheral vascular harm was named to ECRI’s top 10 patient safety concerns in 2021. The curriculum includes infection prevention and legal issues. - May 07, 2021 - Association for Vascular Access (AVA)