Livengood Medical - Emergency Department Overflow, Mass Casualty Incidents(MCI), and Pandemic Preparation

May 2, 2011 - Loveland, CO and NTI 2011, Chicago, IL

LIVENGOOD Medical Adds Mobility Solution to Line of Mobile Patient Care Environments
New Platform Provides Solution for Patients to Walk in Intensive Care Unit

LIVENGOOD Medical, the leader in Mobile Patient Care Environments, today announced the addition of an Ambulation Platform specifically designed for the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital. The LIVENGOOD ICU Ambulation Mobile Patient Care Environment (MPCE) is the only platform on the market that consolidates all needed medical equipment on one mobile unit and is approved for use by the patient according to the UL60601 standard for the Patient Vicinity.

“We pride ourselves on providing innovative mobile environments that improve patient outcomes and enable the highest quality patient care,” said Joseph Livengood, MD, FACS, a trauma surgeon and CEO of LIVENGOOD Medical. “There’s a clear connection between mobility and the prevention of complications that can impact a patient’s recovery. Our ICU Ambulation platform organizes the patient care equipment into one mobile area and provides for ambulation that is easy, safe, practical, and requires minimal staff assistance.”

The LIVENGOOD ICU Ambulation MPCE provides significant benefits to the hospital and patient, including:

Organized consolidation of equipment

Combines equipment traditionally located on booms, IV poles, carts, the bed and the floor.

Reduces risk of premature removal of devices (PROD)

ICU ambulation that is easy, safe and practical

Requires minimal staff assistance, only 1 to 2 staff needed, versus the typical 4 to 5

Patient uses the MPCE for support and mobility

Wheelchair attaches to Platform and is immediately available and secure for sitting

Only 1 nurse is needed to assist the patient back into the room with the MPCE-wheelchair unit

Simplifies transport

All equipment is located on one structure

Equipment remains on Platform at all times and moves with the patient, wherever they go

Unmatched safety for the Patient Vicinity in accordance with the UL60601 standard.

The LIVENGOOD ICU Ambulation platform will be on display in LIVENGOOD booth 3388 at NTI 2011 Critical Care Exposition at McCormick Convention Center, May 3-5, 2011, Chicago, Illinois.

February 08, 2011
LIVENGOOD Medical Launches Disaster/Mass Casualty Incident Platform Designed for Rapid Mobile Deployment

Durable, Roll-Off-and-Go Mobile Care Environment Enables ICU-level Capability at Alternative Sites

LOVELAND, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LIVENGOOD Medical, the leader in Mobile Patient Care Environments announced the launch of a new Disaster / Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) platform designed for use at alternative emergency sites. The mobile platform can instantly transform any area into an ICU-capable patient area while maintaining compliance with hospital safety standards and keeping medical equipment/supplies consolidated onto a stable 2’ x 2’ footprint.

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January 19, 2011
LIVENGOOD Medical Launches Innovative Mobile Patient Care Environment for Emergency Departments

Mobile Solution Enables Hospitals to Ease Overcrowding and Increase Patient-Care Space

LOVELAND, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LIVENGOOD Medical, the leader in Mobile Patient Care Environments, announced the launch of a new Mobile Patient Care Platform to address Emergency Department overcrowding. The LIVENGOOD mobile care environment provides the full capability of a patient room with universal mountings for all standard emergency room related equipment, condensed into mobile 2’ x 2’ platform that can be moved into hallways, conference rooms other alternative patient care areas. It is the only mobile platform on the market with UL60601-1 approval to be used within 6 feet of the patient.

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