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"Putting Patients First"
Planetree has produced a great series of articles, all authored by nurses, which focus on
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GR Showroom Under Construction
Starting November 10, the Grand Rapids Nurture showroom will undergo a facelift, receiving new product for the New Year! See you in 2011! |
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Nurture at Healthcare Design
Nurture will be attending the Healthcare Design conference, November 13-16th in Las Vegas, NV. Look for us on Twitter, @NurtureAsks! |
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A Great Twitter Resource For Healthcare
Do you want to increase your healthcare social media engagement but don't know how? This website is a great place to start.
A database to help you navigate Twitter more efficiently, it can help you find and join the conversations you are looking for. |
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The Case for Evidence-based Design
Healthcare providers are becoming more and more of the benefits and advantages of evidence-based design, and as they adapt, we must as well.
From the Nurture blog comes a discussion of EbD and why it is so important. Check it out and join the conversation! |
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Have Pocket, Will Travel 
Great product, creative thinking and an amazing team led to the success of the first Pocket order in the country. An order for 46 carts has been placed by a major healthcare organization in Missouri, and they are awaiting their arrival in late November.
The client asked Kelly Hardy and Paige Solomon, of Color-Art Integrated Interiors, to provide 3 different carts for a mockup that would allow the caregiver an area for paperwork and med prep within the patient room. With 2 other manufacturers already identified as possible solutions, Kelly and Paige previewed the Pocket at Neocon and knew it would be an ideal solution. The question then became how to get the Pocket to the client in time for the mockups when there were only a few prototypes. After first trying to purchase a seat for it on a Southwest Airlines flight, the team settled for meeting halfway between Chicago and St Louis to transport the Pocket.
An evaluation of the 3 carts was done by the nursing staff. No presentations were allowed. Pocket won hands down!
The comments validated the research behind the Pocket. Ease of use, specifically the height adjustment and the pull, quiet movement, and simple design were a few of the comments that came back. The staff really liked the design of the pull and also felt that there was less of a "tip factor" on the Pocket. When comparing the Pocket to the competition it was quite clear that the Pocket was designed specifically for healthcare, while some competitors were deemed "too bulky" or "too commercial looking".
A willingness to literally drive the extra mile helped make this Pocket win a reality.
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Nurture Partners With Mediamounts To Offer Wall-Mounted Workstation
In an effort to get ahead of the coming rush of healthcare technology innovations, specifically EHR systems,
Nurture offers a wide variety of products in it's portfolio to help providers access patient medical records at the point of care, including Pocket and Sync. Now, in cooperation with Mediamounts - a leading manufacturer of mounting solutions that simplify the deployment and integration of IT technology at critical points of care - Nurture will offer a unique wall mounted workstation -- Fluid™. 
Fluid™ was designed with the healthcare provider and patient in mind; easily accommodating the clinician's personal
needs, from sitting to standing, with effortless single-handed motion, all while continuing to uphold the highest levels of patient care.
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Nurture Honored By Amerinet, Inc.
 | | The Nurture team accepts an award from Amerinet, Inc. |
Amerinet Inc. announced the winners of its 2009 Supplier Performance and Amerinet Choice member awards, and Nurture by Steelcase received the 'Manufacturer under $25 million in Amerinet sales volume' award. Accepting the award on behalf of Nurture was Megan Burraston, Area Healthcare Manager.
According to Dale Wright, senior VP of contracting and president of Amerinet Choice, "The Amerinet Supplier Performance Awards offer an opportunity for us to recognize those manufacturers, distributors and service providers that met the highest standards of excellence in 2009. Each of them found innovative ways to supply Amerinet members with quality products and services, delivered with outstanding performance and valued customer service. We're very proud of our award recipients and thank them for their superb level of achievement." Congratulations Megan!
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Flip-It Program Success in Oklahoma
Paul Glavas of Scott Rice Oklahoma, with the help of Area Healthcare Manager Libby Larson, was able to utilize Nurture's Flip It program to the tune of $3,600 - just for helping a Nemschoff customer switch to Nurture products.
Saint Francis Health System of Tulsa, Oklahoma, recently put in an order of 41 Sieste Sleeper sofas, a product which matched the project better and had a better price point then the Nemschoff alternative. Also, according to Paul, the Sieste better coordinated with other products in the area, and he credits his 10 year working relationship with Saint Francis as crucial to the sale. Great job Paul, and congrats on your Flip It payout!
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