St. Louis, Mo. ― LaserBand, the worldwide leader in patiententification wristbands, is helping several Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) members leverage hospital preparedness grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services. Effective immediately, StatBand emergency response wristbands are available nationwide to member facilities at specially negotiated contract rates.
The Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) grant CFDA93.889 has allocated funds to healthcare systems in all 50 states until they expire in FY 2011. Like the Missouri Hospital Association and other organizations, GPO member facilities can use these funds to improve their preparedness and emergency response programs by purchasing StatBand triage, EMS, evacuation, and everyday emergency response tags on LaserBand’s patient purchasing agreements with HealthTrust Purchasing Group, MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, and Novation LLC.
In announcing the contract enhancements, StatBand VP of Marketing Jason Boland said, “We view the expansion of these business relationships as a testament to StatBand’s dedication to developing innovative solutions. StatBand products are key emergency management tools that provide multiple benefits in the event of a hospital evacuation or required shelter scenario. Additionally, StatBand products allow for quickentification and admission of emergency room patients with a patented one-piece fastening system and uniquely numbered self-adhesive barcode labels. We are excited these product additions will extend the benefits of StatBand’s advanced emergency response wristbands to HeatlhTrust, MedAsset, and Novation facilities as well as their patients and clinicians.”
About LaserBand LLC and StatBand Dedication to providing the best possible patiententification solutions has made LaserBand the industry leader in research and development with 26 U.S. patents. LaserBand’s easy-to-implement, cost-effective patient wristbands and labels are used worldwide by healthcare facilities that demand state-of-the-art patiententification. Additional Information can be found at www.laserband.com, www.statband.com or by calling 800-238-0870.
For more information, contact: Melissa Roessler, Director of Marketing Phone: 315-726-3684 Email: melissa@laserband.com