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Joint Press Release
Banfield, The Pet Hospital® And Vmed Technology Announce High Technology Monitors And Software For 650 Pet Hospitals Across The United States
Mill Creek, Wash. and Portland, Ore., October 15, 2007 Banfield, The Pet Hospital ®, the largest privately-owned veterinary practice in the world and Vmed Technology, a five-year-old developer and manufacturer of advanced veterinary monitors, have signed a development, supply and licensing contract.
Vmed will provide customized software and interface its PC-VetGard+ patient monitor and diagnostic ECG program to Banfield’s hospital computers using Bluetooth wireless technology. The new system, known as the Banfield Pet-Protect™, will display and store patient monitoring information on computers. This is a multi-parameter monitoring unit that includes: pulse oximetry, ECG, temperature, blood pressure and end tidal
CO2.
“All of the veterinarians and team members at Banfield are committed to giving Pets the same level of quality healthcare that we expect for ourselves,” says John Payne, President and CEO for Banfield. “The new Vmed technology will help Banfield uphold our high standards of care in patient monitoring and records management.”
Paul Ulbrich, Vmed CEO, says, “Our alliance with Banfield confirms our wireless monitors and software meet the most demanding performance requirements. We look forward to providing Banfield the best possible products and first class customer support.”
Banfield will begin equipping its Pet hospitals with the new wireless technology immediately.
Founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1955, Banfield has become the largest privately owned veterinary practice in the world, with more than 635 locations across the U.S., in the U.K. and in Mexico. All of the veterinarians and team members at Banfield are committed to giving Pets the same level of care that their human family members receive. Banfield hospitals offer a full-range of comprehensive, medical services, computerized medical
records, Pet preventive care plans, extended operating hours, and is the only veterinary practice in the world with an extensive quality assurance program. Banfield, The Pet Hospital helps extend the lives of more than 3.5 million Pets each year.
Vmed Technology is committed to providing the most advanced equipment and software available to the veterinary profession and is actively engaged in new product development using state of the art technology for hardware and software solutions. Vmed’s management brings decades of experience in new product development, manufacturing and marketing in the human medical field to the veterinary profession.
Upcoming Shows
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AVMA, New Orleans, LA, July 19-22, 2008
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29th World Veterinary Conference, Vancouver, B.C., July 27-31, 2008
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CVC West, San Diego, CA, Oct. 31-Nov 3, 2008
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American Association of Equine Practitioners, San Diego, CA, Dec 7-10,
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