HealthShare/THA and OHA Preferred Savings Network Signs Agreement with Inviro Medical for the InviroSNAP!(R) Safety Syringe to Protect Employees from Needlestick Injuries.ATLANTA -- HealthShare/Texas Hospital Association (THA THA Total hip arthroplasty. See Total hip replacement. ) and Oklahoma Hospital Association The Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA) (the state affiliate of the American Hospital Association) was established in 1919 and represents the more than 150 hospitals and health care entities in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. (OHA OHA Ontario Hospital Association OHA Open Handset Alliance OHA Oral History Association OHA Office of Hawaiian Affairs OHA Office of Hearings and Appeals (US federal government) OHA Oral Health America ) Preferred Savings Network, has officially endorsed the InviroSNAP!(R) Safety Syringe. Inviro Medical (www.inviromedical.com), makers of the InviroSNAP! Safety Syringe and the Inviro Safety System product line, is the only medical device company to receive this specific safety injection system endorsement. The InviroSNAP! Safety Syringe will be offered to nearly 700 hospitals and healthcare facilities in Texas and Oklahoma seeking such products to safeguard employees and patients. "After thoroughly reviewing this innovative product, we determined the InviroSNAP! Safety Syringe offers distinct performance advantages to protect employees from needlestick injuries," says HealthShare/THA President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Vicki A. Pascasio. "In response to this breakthrough technology and the company's focus on needlestick risk-reduction and safety, HealthShare/THA endorses Inviro Medical and its efforts to protect healthcare workers, patients and the environment." "HealthShare/THA and OHA's endorsement represents a tremendous vote of confidence in our company, our team and most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , our InviroSNAP! Safety Syringe," says Gareth Clarke, CEO of Inviro Medical. "We believe our patented manually retractable re·tract v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. technology represents a clear alternative to the other types of safety syringes currently available. Hospitals in Texas, Oklahoma and throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. will benefit from its availability and performance." While most safety syringes are retro-fitted using add-on pieces, the uniquely engineered InviroSNAP! Safety Syringe looks and functions like a traditional syringe and is easy to use. With hand and fingers safely positioned behind the needle, the clinician administers the dose, pulls the plunger back -- causing the needle to retract TO RETRACT. To withdraw a proposition or offer before it has been accepted. 2. This the party making it has a right to do is long as it has not been accepted; for no principle of law or equity can, under these circumstances, require him to persevere in it. inside the barrel -- and snaps off the plunger, permanently disabling the device. The InviroSNAP! Safety Syringe helps organizations protect employees, comply with industry regulations, and reduce the potential risk and costs associated with needlesticks. "Designed by a practicing nurse and surgeon -- motivated by concerns about the severe medical, psychological and economic consequences of accidental needlestick injuries -- well in advance of legislative mandates, this device protects healthcare workers by reducing potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens," explains Clarke. OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. estimates that 8 million workers in the healthcare industry are at risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens An event occurring in a healthcare setting, formally defined by OSHA as '…any reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that , including human immunodeficiency virus human immunodeficiency virus n. HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) A transmissible retrovirus that causes AIDS in humans. (HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. ), hepatitis B Hepatitis B Definition Hepatitis B is a potentially serious form of liver inflammation due to infection by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It occurs in both rapidly developing (acute) and long-lasting (chronic) forms, and is one of the most common chronic virus (HBV HBV hepatitis B virus. HBV abbr. hepatitis B virus ) and others. All occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials place workers at risk for infection with bloodborne pathogens. (1) "By endorsing the InviroSNAP! Safety Syringe, we are working to lower these risks within Texas and Oklahoma," concluded Pascasio. (1) Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Hospital e-Tool 2006 About Inviro Medical Founded in 1988, Inviro Medical is a medical device company that engineers and markets safe medication delivery systems. After years of research to develop its patents and refine its product designs, the company is now poised to address the growing $2.8 billion safety syringe market and is currently introducing its breakthrough technology in North America. Headquartered in Atlanta, Inviro Medical is becoming a leading industry champion in the quest to protect healthcare workers, patients and the environment with innovative medical devices. For more information, visit www.inviromedical.com. About HealthShare/Texas Hospital Association (THA) HealthShare/THA is based in Austin, and offers a wide variety of carefully selected services for Texas healthcare facilities. The company has been serving hospitals in Texas and surrounding states since 1969. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Texas Hospital Association (THA), HealthShare/THA returns revenues to the association in support of its mission, goals and activities. Founded in 1930, THA is the leadership organization and principal advocate for the state's hospitals and health care systems. THA enhances its members' abilities to improve accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of health care for all Texans. One of the largest hospital associations in the country, THA represents nearly 85 percent of the state's hospitals and health care systems, which employ some 320,000 health care professionals statewide. For more information, visit www.healthshare-tha.com. About Oklahoma Hospital Association's (OHA) Preferred Savings Network Established in 1919, the Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA) represents more than 125 hospitals and health care entities across the state of Oklahoma. OHA's primary objective is to promote the welfare of the public by leading and assisting its members in the provision of better health care and services for all people. The OHA Preferred Savings Network is a preferred vendor network for Oklahoma Hospital Association member hospitals. OHA Preferred Savings Network, through its affiliation agreement with HealthShare/THA, conducts ongoing performance reviews and offers valuable services and products to members. Participants in the OHA Preferred Savings Network benefit from significant cost and time savings, while being assured of continuous quality monitoring. For more information, visit www.okoha.com. |
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