WASHINGTON—Amtrack said it is looking to procure a modern fleet to operate on its long distance route network that will improve the rider experience for customers with mobility disabilities. Public feedback on the future of accessible train travel is requested and Amtrak has made available options to provide comments online and to attend a public meeting in-person or virtually.
NEW YORK—Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced Anthony Cracchiolo was sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to defraud the Medicare Program and for illegally possessing an automatic weapon as a convicted felon.
ATLANTA—Trella Health, a provider of market intelligence and integrated customer relationship management (CRM) solutions to the post-acute care industry, announced the launch of its new product, Sprout, for small home health and hospice providers. Trella said the solution enables small organizations to compete like an enterprise through artificial intelligence (AI)-powered referral source recommendations handpicked for their business and a dedicated analyst.
Pride Mobility introduced a new mobility scooter to its Baja Mobility line with the Baja Raptor 2 4-Wheel.
"For speed, style and a suite of high-performance features, it’s Baja or bust," said Pride.
The scooter features:
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Luna, a provider of in-home, in-person physical therapy, has unveiled Luna Labs, a dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) division to enhance patient care. The founding five-person engineering group will be organized under co-founder, Chief Technology Officer and former Uber engineer Ryan Gaffney.
BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—IntellaTriage, a provider of after-hours nurse triage for hospice and home health providers, announced its placement on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company List for 2023. The ranking provides a look at entrepreneurial businesses. Achieving a position among the top five percent of expanding private firms in the country, IntellaTriage earned the 234th spot, positioning them as the sixth-ranked company in Tennessee.
WASHINGTON—The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced awards of more than $100 million to train more nurses and grow the nursing workforce. These investments will address the increasing demand for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and nurse faculty.
MIAMI—Nue Life Health, a provider of at-home health care solutions, announced a partnership with Enthea, the leading benefit plan administrator specializing in psychedelic health care services. This collaboration establishes Nue Life Health as the first at-home ketamine provider on Enthea's network, marking a significant milestone in accessible psychedelic therapy.
DALLAS—Havencrest Capital Management ("Havencrest"), a Dallas-based health care private equity firm, announced the formation of its non-medical homecare platform, Avid Health at Home ("Avid" or the "company") in connection with its first acquisition of Chicago-based For Papa's Sake Home Care ("FPS").
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia and WASHINTON—The Boards of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) agreed to a joint process to explore the formation of a new organization to combine the strengths of both NAHC and NHPCO and better serve members with a unified voice on behalf of the entire community of hospice, homecare, palliative care, serious illness and other care at home providers.
