Distributor News
MDSI to launch new EOL PRECISE Selling website
From the Publisher
The Dail-E News receives a facelift
Manufacturer News
Orsini, Maloy join Rapid Pathogen Screening
AVID Medical awarded Amerinet contract
Medi-Flex Inc changes name to Enturia Inc
Precision Dynamics Corp to acquire product lines from Hollister Inc
Providers and Provider Services News
NCI announces winners of its Premier Healthcare innovators contest
House approves VA hospital for Orlando
Stock Watch
Stock Watch
MDSI to launch new EOL PRECISE Selling website
MDSI (Norcross, GA) will launch the new EOL PRECISE Selling Website on Friday. With the recent merger with Brian Sullivan and his PRECISE Selling program, this new site is designed to be a centralized web site that includes training modules, general product information, resource links, along with industry news and information links. It features improved searching capabilities to better serve users' training needs. Also available is a library of Tech Talk modules, designed to provide an overview on popular industry topics and procedures. For any questions regarding use of the new site, please contact EOL PRECISE Selling at: info@eol1.com.
The Dail-E News receives a facelift
Starting tomorrow, the Dail-E News will continue to bring you the latest news from the industry, but with a new look and feel. Distribution subscribers will continue to receive Repertoires’ Dail-E News and contracting subscribers will receive The Journal of Healthcare Contracting Dail-E News. The new version allows subscribers to update their profiles, submit company press releases and features an improved Stock Watch section with company trends and updates. We appreciate your feedback and hope you enjoy it! -The Dail-E News Staff
Orsini, Maloy join Rapid Pathogen Screening
Rapid Pathogen Screening Inc (RPS) (South Williamsport, PA) recently announced the appointment of Thomas Orsini as CEO and Dan Maloy as VP of Marketing and Sales. Previously, Orsini has worked for Sorenson Medical (West Jordan, UT) and Becton Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ). Maloy previously worked for Owens & Minor (Mechanicsville, VA), Johnson & Johnson Medical (New Brunswick, NJ) and McKesson Medical-Surgical, a subsidiary of McKesson Corp (San Francisco, CA). RPS develops point-of-care rapid diagnostic devices for ocular diseases. For more information, visit www.rps-tests.com.
AVID Medical awarded Amerinet contract
AVID Medical Inc (Toano, VA) was awarded a three-year national agreement that will commence November 1, 2006 to provide custom procedure trays to members of Amerinet Inc (St. Louis, MO). The deal is effective through October 31, 2009. For more information, visit www.avidmedical.com.
Medi-Flex Inc changes name to Enturia Inc
Medi-Flex Inc (Leawood, KS) recently announced it is changing its company name to Enturia Inc to help facilitate its expansion into international markets and its strategic plans to extend and develop its product line. The company will begin operating under the new name in January 2007. In conjunction with the re-naming, the company announced the establishment of Enturia Ltd (UK) and the beginning of operations in the European Union. Medi-Flex also is expanding its activities in Canada and plans to launch ChloraPrep in Latin America in the near future.
Precision Dynamics Corp to acquire product lines from Hollister Inc
Precision Dynamics Corp (PDC) (San Fernando, CA) and Hollister Inc (Libertyville, IL) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for PDC to purchase Hollister’s Ident-A-Band® and WrisTicket® identification product lines. The purchase is expected to close later this month. Financial details have not been disclosed. For more information, visit www.hollister.com and www.pdcorp.com.
NCI announces winners of its Premier Healthcare innovators contest
NCI (Tampa, FL) announced the winners of the inaugural NCI Healthcare Innovators contest. In rank order, the winners of the inaugural NCI Healthcare Innovators Contest are Mike Sweeney, general manager of Esurg Corp (Seattle, WA), Frank Fernandez, AVP and corporate director of materials management for Baptist Health of South Florida (Miami, FL) and Patrick Trim, director of capital equipment services at Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee, WI). Winners were selected by NCI's Board of Advisors from among 10 finalists.
House approves VA hospital for Orlando
The U.S. House of Representatives authorized spending $377.77 million for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, DC) to build a hospital on Lake Nona Road in Orlando, Florida. The facility would be the first VA hospital in Orlando. Further details were not disclosed.
Stock Watch
| Company Name | Current Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones Industrials | 11516.10 | -27.22 |
| NASDAQ Composite | 2225.67 | -2.00 |
| S&P 500 Index | 1314.74 | -3.33 |
| AMERISOURCEBERGN | 45.44 | -0.73 |
| ABBOTT LABS | 49.06 | -0.12 |
| BAXTER INTL INC | 44.67 | -0.25 |
| BAYER AKTIEN | 49.51 | +0.22 |
| CR BARD INC | 75.47 | +0.03 |
| BECTON DICKINSN | 68.675 | -0.735 |
| BECKMAN COULTER | 55.35 | -0.68 |
| BRISTOL MYERS SQ | 24.68 | -0.13 |
| BOSTON SCIEN CP | 16.39 | +0.18 |
| BOVIE MEDICAL CORPORATION | 7.46 | 0.00 |
| CARDIAC SCIENCE CORP | 7.53 | -0.17 |
| CARDINAL HLTH | 68.63 | -0.30 |
| CERNER CORP | 47.19 | -0.55 |
| CONMED CORP | 21.14 | -0.13 |
| CHOLESTECH CP | 12.75 | -0.23 |
| CYTYC CORP | 23.85 | -0.14 |
| DADE BEHRING | 41.41 | -0.11 |
| DJ ORTHOPEDICS | 38.26 | -0.33 |
| DYNACQ INTL | 2.17 | -0.40 |
| EXPRESS SCRIPTS | 82.69 | -0.83 |
| FISHER SCI INTL | 78.30 | -0.30 |
| GENERAL ELEC CO | 34.57 | -0.27 |
| GENZYME GEN | 68.22 | +1.67 |
| HEMOSENSE | 3.20 | -0.03 |
| HENRY SCHEIN | 51.46 | -0.42 |
| HILLENBRAND INDS | 57.06 | +0.07 |
| HCA INC | 49.67 | +0.12 |
| HEALTH MGMT | 20.95 | -0.02 |
| HMS HOLDINGS | 13.52 | -0.43 |
| IRIS INTERNATIONAL | 10.72 | +0.71 |
| JOHNSON&JOHNSON | 63.52 | -0.29 |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK | 64.87 | -0.03 |
| KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. | 30.0494 | -0.2806 |
| MCKESSON CORP | 53.88 | -0.26 |
| MEDICAL ACTION INDUSTRIES INC | 26.52 | -0.35 |
| MEDTRONIC INC | 46.43 | +0.07 |
| METREX, DANAHER | 65.92 | +0.07 |
| 3M COMPANY | 73.48 | +0.11 |
| MYLAN LABS | 21.13 | +0.17 |
| OMNICELL, INC. | 18.00 | +0.02 |
| OWENS & MINOR | 31.98 | -0.27 |
| PSS WORLD MED | 20.47 | -0.05 |
| QUIDEL CORP | 12.12 | 0.00 |
| RESPIRONICS | 38.04 | -0.58 |
| STERIS CORP | 24.93 | +0.05 |
| SRI SURGICL EXP | 4.47 | +0.22 |
| STRYKER CORP | 49.67 | -0.16 |
| SYSCO CORP | 33.37 | -0.01 |
| TELEFLEX | 55.72 | +0.07 |
| TYCO INTL | 26.45 | -0.15 |
| VIASYS HLTHCR | 27.09 | -0.21 |
| ZIMMER HLDGS | 67.20 | +0.29 |
| ZOLL MEDICAL | 37.88 | +0.42 |
Quotes last updated at 9/14/2006 11:51:31 AM EST
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