Recruitment is key to fighting caregiver shortage
Home Health
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (August 21, 2018)—HomeCare Magazine, the leading business magazine for home medical equipment and home health professionals, is pleased to announce a free webinar presented in partnership with PointClickCare.
RENO, Nev. and JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (August 2, 2018)—LHC Group, Inc., a national provider of in-home health care services and innovations, announced the finalization of two equity partnership agreements to purchase and share ownership of home health and hospice services locations with regional health system providers in the markets of Reno, Nev., and Jefferson City, Mo.
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LENEXA, Kan.—Mediware Information Systems, Inc., announced that it has acquired Fazzi Associates, aiming to combine strengths for growth and greater capacity to help post-acute and community-based providers, and further the company's position in the home health and hospice market.
ATLANTA and PASADENA, Calif. (July 11, 2018)—Aveanna Healthcare, a national pediatric home health care provider, announced the completed acquisition of Premier Healthcare Services, LLC, provider of pediatric services to patients in California, Colorado and Texas. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
BOSTON (July 10, 2018)—Working to provide a new type of wound care treatment in the home, MyWoundDoctor, LLC, was recognized during the 2018 Northeastern University Nurse Innovation Entrepreneurship Competition and won AARP's audience choice award at the event.
LOWELL, Mass. (July 10, 2018)—UMass Lowell Prof. Margaret Quinn received international recognition for her research, which aims to improve the health and safety of homecare workers. The American Industrial Hygiene Association named Quinn the recipient of its Alice Hamilton Award, which honors outstanding women for their contributions.
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