SafeLiftingPortal.com Launches New Resource Focused on Home Care Patient Safety and Injury Prevention
2009年6月1日 - 10:00PM
PRニュース・ワイアー (英語)
BATESVILLE, Ind. and FRANKLIN, Mass., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Liko,
a Hill-Rom company, has announced the launch of a new "Home Care"
section of its popular Safe Lifting Portal Web site
http://www.safeliftingportal.com/. The new portal section is
designed to promote safe lifting practices within the typical home
care environment. Caregiver injury prevention and patient safety
are increasingly important topics given the growing number of
elderly and disabled being cared for at home. The Liko-sponsored
Safe Lifting Portal is an injury prevention site provided for the
public good and designed to help nurses and caregivers avoid
musculoskeletal injuries caused by lifting and repositioning
patients. According to Melissa Nowitz, administrator of the Safe
Lifting Portal, "We believe that Safe Lifting practices will
logically extend from the institutional market into the home care
segment once families and service providers become more aware of
the need to lift and reposition patients in a safe, secure manner
in all settings, including the home. The new Home Care Safe Lifting
Portal seeks to facilitate this extension by serving as a
consultative resource and information clearing-house for home care
agencies, risk and insurance firms, and families and patients." The
Home Care Safe Lifting Portal covers a variety of patient safety,
injury prevention and patient handling topics such as how to assess
the patient and home environment for safety and how to select the
proper assistive equipment. It also includes a user forum and
question-and-answer column called "Ask the Home Care Lift Doctor."
The new site can be accessed directly by visiting
http://www.safeliftingportal.com/homecare ABOUT THE SAFE LIFTING
PORTAL The Safe Lifting Portal is sponsored by Liko, a Hill-Rom
company, and can be found at http://www.safeliftingportal.com/..
For more information on Liko's sponsorship of the Safe Lifting
Portal, contact Liko, 122 Grove Street, Franklin, MA 02038;
telephone (888) 545-6671 or (508) 553-3993; fax (508) 528-6642; or
visit the Liko website at http://www.liko.com/. ABOUT LIKO, A
HILL-ROM COMPANY Liko, a Hill-Rom company, is one of the world's
leading suppliers of patient lifts, including mobile, overhead
rail, sit-to-stand and bariatric lifts, as well as a selection of
more than 250 slings and accessories. The company is the exclusive
sponsor of the "Safe Lifting Environment" campaign, provided for
the public good and designed to help prevent caregiver injuries
(visit http://www.safeliftingportal.com/ for more details). For
more information on Liko's complete line of patient lifts, contact
Liko, 122 Grove Street, Franklin, MA 02038. Telephone (888)
545-6671 or (508) 553-3993; fax (508) 528-6642, or visit the Liko
website at http://www.liko.com/. ABOUT HILL-ROM Hill-Rom is a
leading worldwide manufacturer and provider of medical technologies
and related services for the health care industry, including
patient support systems, safe mobility and handling solutions,
non-invasive therapeutic products for a variety of acute and
chronic medical conditions, medical equipment rentals, and
information technology solutions. Hill-Rom's comprehensive product
and service offerings are used by health care providers across the
health care continuum in hospitals, extended care facilities and
home care settings to enhance the safety and quality of patient
care. Hill-Rom...enhancing outcomes for patients and their
caregivers. http://www.hill-rom.com/ DATASOURCE: Hill-Rom Holdings,
Inc. CONTACT: SafeLiftingPortal.com Contact: Melissa Nowitz,
Administrator Safe Lifting Portal, +1-888-545-6671, ; or Hill-Rom
Corporate Media Relations Contact: Lauren Green-Caldwell, Director,
Corporate Communications & Public Relations, +1-812-934-8692,
Web Site: http://www.safeliftingportal.com/
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