Once all of the pre-discharge criteria are met, the process of training the patient and caregivers on the home care equipment and techniques related to treating the patient on the ventilator can begin ...

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It can result from many common things: car accidents, strokes, falls, pneumonia, among others. Some victims of those things lose their ability to breathe. In that case, they become dependent on a ...

State officials will ask legislators to approve an additional Medicaid payment for long-term ventilator care, keeping nursing home residents from being forced out of their beds with nowhere to go as ...

MARKHAM, ON, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced the Canadian launch of the Philips Respironics V680 Ventilator for hospital respiratory care, offering both ...

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India led to a medical infrastructure crisis and exposed the shortcomings in the country's healthcare system. One of the most obvious challenges was the ...

A ventilator-dependent nursing home resident in New York City died Sunday morning when a backup generator failed during a power outage. The resident, a 49-year-old woman who had a do-not-resuscitate ...

Dublin, March 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "U.S. Mechanical Ventilators Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Product (Ventilators, Accessories), By End Use (Hospital, Home Care), By ...

Jenna Passons, 24, needs round-the-clock nursing care due to cerebral palsy and ventilator dependence, but TennCare says her ...