Phoenix, AZ, August 30, 2024—The Patient Company has been selected to exhibit the SimPull, the first truly automated lateral patient transfer device, at the Vizient Innovative Technology Exchange. Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, will hold the Exchange Sept. 18 in Las Vegas.
The annual Innovative Technology Exchange offers selected suppliers the unique opportunity to demonstrate their product or service to supply chain and clinical leaders from Vizient’s customer hospitals and subject matter experts who serve on their supply councils. Each product or service will showcase how it improves clinical outcomes, enhances safety or drives incremental improvements to health care delivery or business models.
The SimPull revolutionizes the way patients are moved, eliminating any need for consumables and reducing the number of care team members to one plus an assistant for patients up to 500 pounds. The innovative patient transfer device is mobile and has a low profile design, making it appropriate for use in both large and small patient care areas. Its ‘zero-lift, zero-force’ requirement adheres to OSHA lifting weight limit guidelines for healthcare workers in the US.
“We are very excited to bring the SimPull to the Vizient Innovative Technology Exchange,” said Andrew Heuerman, CEO, The Patient Company. “The SimPull addresses the leading cause of worker injury in U.S. hospitals: moving patients. We are proud to be helping address this issue proactively, while also maintaining patient dignity and improving their care.”
“The Exchange is an exciting part of the Vizient Innovative Technology Program, which results in Innovative Technology contract awards for the qualified products,” said Kelly Flaharty, senior director of contract services, Vizient. “Only a select number of suppliers are invited to attend and demonstrate their products.”
The annual Innovative Technology Exchange is part of Vizient’s Innovative Technology Program that includes product review of supplier-submitted technologies by provider-led councils. Since 2003, Vizient has reviewed over 1,600 product submissions as part of its Innovative Technology Program.
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About The Patient Company
Through the development and commercialization of new medical devices and products, The Patient Company aims to redefine what a medical device/product provider should be. The Patient Company is dedicated and focused on improving quality, clinical safety, and employee satisfaction, understanding that these goals are all centered around one clear task: providing clinical staff members with superior tools to better take care of their patients.
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