FRESNO, Calif. (June 5, 2017)—Sunrise Medical is committed to protecting the environment in its everyday activities. The company has long been focused on environmental sustainability in its facilities, embracing processes to conserve natural resources, avoiding pollution and actively reusing materials and recycling. Sunrise Medical is purposeful in fully embedding green thinking throughout its organization globally.

ATLANTA (June 5, 2017)—Brightree LLC, a provider of cloud-based software to improve business and clinical performance of post-acute care organizations, announced that it has acquired Conduit Technology, LLC, a provider of documentation and workflow solutions. Conduit Technology’s flagship product, Conduit Office, is the engine behind Brightree’s solution called MyForms.

Influx of Elderly Patients Forces ER to Practice Comfort Care

LENEXA, Kan. (June 1, 2017)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a provider of comprehensive post-acute health care software, announces they are hosting a free webinar for attendees on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET for DME suppliers.

FRESNO, Calif. (June 1, 2017)—Sunrise Medical announced that Thomas Rossnagel, President and CEO since 2009, has decided to leave his position for family reasons.

Effective June 1st, Johan Ek, chairman of the Board of Directors, will take over as acting CEO.

WATERLOO, Iowa (June 1, 2017)—VGM’s annual Heartland Conference will be the site of a panel discussion with officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Small Business Administration (SBA).

KENILWORTH, N.J. (June 1, 2017)—Expert information on how to prevent elder abuse and recognize and respond to the problem when it does occur will be highlighted on merckmanuals.com, an online medical reference, during the first half of June.

The United Nations has designated June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

SAN FRANCISCO (June 1, 2017)—Home Care Assistance, a provider of in-home care for seniors, released a study they commissioned through Research Now, illuminating the emotional impact of dementia caregiving in the United States.