Quest Diagnostics announced an agreement under which Quest will acquire the Shiel Medical Laboratory business from Fresenius Medical Care, the premier healthcare company focused on delivering the highest quality care to people with renal and other chronic conditions. The transaction is structured as a purchase of assets. Shiel is a clinical laboratory provider serving the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. …

Insulet Corporation, will host a groundbreaking celebration at its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility on a 26-acre site in Acton, Massachusetts. The new facility represents a significant investment in Massachusetts, is expected to create hundreds of local jobs, and will provide additional manufacturing capabilities closer to Insulet’s large and growing U.S. customer base. The new U.S. manufacturing operation is also expected …

TVA Medical announced that its everlinQTM 4 endoAVF System has received CE Mark in the European Union. The technology uses a 4 French catheter system with enhanced visual indicators to create hemodialysis access using an endovascular technique without open surgery. In a prospective, single arm, single-center study evaluating the everlinQ™ 4 endoAVF System, 97 percent of endovascular AVF (endoAVF) procedures were …

Evolent Health announced it expects to significantly expand relationships with partners in Illinois and New Mexico. “These opportunities in Illinois and New Mexico demonstrate the breadth of our capabilities and confidence we have established with partners in multiple segments of the market,” said Evolent Chief Executive Officer Frank Williams. “In Illinois, we expect to extend our health plan services platform …

Holon Solutions announced their development partnership with Innovista Health Solutions, a population health managed services organization (MSO). The relationship began in 2016 as a pilot opportunity for Innovista to review the viability and benefits of the Holon solution. The current engagement allows for deployment of Holon’s CollaborNet technology to all of Innovista’s members as a standard part of the organization’s …

Mortise Medical announces that it has recently received FDA 510(k) clearance for its innovative SyndesMetrics™ Syndesmosis Repair System. The Mortise Medical SyndesMetrics™ Syndesmosis Repair System was developed to address three clinical needs for syndesmotic disruption injuries: predictable and repeatable anatomic reduction, restoration of physiological motion, and restoration of ankle stability.  Anatomic reduction is achieved using the SyndesMetrics™ Reduction Clamp, which …

HealthSouth Corporation and University Medical Center Health System announced they have entered into an agreement to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Lubbock, Texas. The partnership and new hospital were agreed upon by public vote at today’s UMC Health System board of directors meeting. The hospital will be built in a UMC Health System development on North Slide Road. …

As part of its ongoing commitment to patient safety, EvergreenHealth has partnered with Clorox Healthcare to bring advanced ultraviolet light disinfecting technology to the health system’s existing patient safety and infection-fighting protocols. The Clorox Healthcare® Optimum-UV Enlight® System will complement EvergreenHealth’s comprehensive infection control plan, which combines manual surface disinfection with the new pathogen-killing UV technology. The new disinfecting system …

Mindray announced that it has officially launched its new generation S800 respirator. The new respirator was first exhibited at ESICM 2017 in Vienna. The SV800 is a high quality respirator that features a 1080P HD widescreen, combines a UI with powerful tools and support modules. The SV800 allows clinicians to offer life support systems more easily and enjoy unprecedented operational …

Elekta and Brainlab have reconfirmed their alliance for the integrated use of the Elekta Versa HD™ linear accelerator and Brainlab ExacTrac® patient positioning and monitoring technology. The integration of these two technologies offers high definition stereotactic radiosurgery (HDRS) treatments with versatile patient positioning and monitoring through simplified workflows. For the first time, a Versa HD system augmented with ExacTrac will …