- In December 2024, Baptist Health Paducah has been honored with the 2024 Lighthouse Award for its innovative project, "Staying Alive: Utilizing Technology to Improve Resuscitation Quality." The initiative focused on enhancing CPR quality across the hospital, improving teamwork, proficiency, and CPR skills among staff, and ultimately increasing patient survival rates. Over three years, survival rates improved from 60% to 80%, and discharge rates from 21% to 40%. This recognition highlights Baptist Health's commitment to advancing healthcare quality and patient safety
- In July 2023, Ambu has announced the commercialization of its latest solution for intubation and one lung ventilation (OLV) procedures, the Ambu VivaSight 2 SLT (single-lumen tube), in Europe. This launch completes Ambu's OLV portfolio, offering a comprehensive range of products, including single- and double-lumen tubes with integrated cameras, an endobronchial blocker tube, single-use bronchoscopes, and a full-HD endoscopy display system. The VivaSight 2 SLT provides clinicians with enhanced tube placement visualization, offering flexibility in choosing the best solution for each procedure
- In April 2023, Nordic Capital has acquired a majority stake in corpuls, a leading med-tech company specializing in emergency medical solutions, including defibrillators and monitoring systems. The partnership aims to support corpuls' growth, innovation, and expansion into new markets and the hospital segment
- In March 2021, a new device, the SARUS-CPR hood, developed by Keela Outdoors, NHS Tayside, and Scottish Health Innovations (SHIL), aims to revolutionize resuscitation for first responders. This lightweight, transparent fabric hood creates a barrier between the patient and responder, reducing the risk of infection from bacteria and viruses like COVID-19. Designed for quick application, it enhances safety and efficiency during airway ventilation in emergency settings such as hospitals and ambulances
