Disaster Response news from FierceMobileHealthcare
NewsLifeBot gets option to market Army's 'Super Ambulance' telemedicine system
LifeBot, a home telehealth company founded by inventor and entrepreneur R. Lee Heath--who created the technology that enabled the automatic external defibrillator--has received an option to obtain Read more...
Taiwan president sees Wi-Max as central to disaster prevention
After seeing how useful Wi-Max can be for emergency medical care, the president of Taiwan wants the wireless broadband technology employed as part of an island-wide communications strategy for Read more...
Mobile technology, social media changing the face of disaster response
Mobile technologies, telehealth and even social networking sites are changing the face of disaster response. FierceMobileHealthcare, FierceEMR and FierceHealthIT have reported how iPhones and text Read more...
Harvard volunteers track Haiti injuries on iPhones
Health workers are doing some amazing things in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, and mobile technology is enabling them. Volunteer physicians and nurses from Harvard Read more...
| Press ReleasesBT "Makes Strides" Across the U.S. for the American Cancer SocietyIRVING, Texas, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BT joins the battle against breast cancer in the U.S. by supporting the 2011 American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. During Read more >> HHS grants boost disaster preparedness in hospitals, health care systemsWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today awarded more than $352 million to continue improving disaster preparedness of hospitals and health care systems Read more >> Dialysis Provider Well-Prepared for Hurricane Season and Other Natural DisastersWith Coordinated Efforts Across the U.S., Dialysis Provider Mobilizes Quickly when Natural Disasters Strike WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- During natural disasters, people expect FEMA and the Red Read more >> Concerro and Sydion Announce Partnership to Advance Leading Hospital Incident Management and Inventory Tracking TechnologiSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Concerro, Inc., the market leader in SaaS-based workforce management and emergency response systems that facilitate real-time information access to improve both the Read more >> Web Users Increasingly Rely on Social Media to Seek Help in a DisasterNew Red Cross survey shows 74 percent expect response agencies to answer social media calls for help within an hour National Headquarters 2025 E Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 www.redcross.org Read more >> |
