Atlanta, Georgia, June 8, 2011—Surgical Information Systems (SIS) announced a partnership with Siemens Healthcare expanding the reach of the Siemens health information system portfolio (including Soarian®, INVISION® and MedSeries4®) into the perioperative environment, including the SIS Anesthesia solution.

Washington, D.C., June 2, 2011—All PDF versions of books published by the National Academies Press are now downloadable to anyone free of charge. This includes a current catalog of more than 4,000 books plus future reports produced by the Press.

June 1, 2011—GE Healthcare, a leader in perinatal solutions, and PeriGen, Inc., have united to build upon the decision support and monitoring capabilities of GE’s top-rated Centricity* Perinatal suite.

New Hyde Park, New York, June 1, 2011—VitalGo, Inc., a provider of advanced technology-based solutions for staff and patient safety, has announced its Total Lift Bed (TLB) has been identified as providing significant benefits in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.

Cary, North Carolina, June 1, 2011—MYCO Medical, a national medical supply company and a leading vendor of surgical products to the healthcare, dental and veterinary field today announced it is adding the Qlicksmart BladeCASSETTE and BladeSINGLE blade remover systems to its growing product line of safe, innovative, high-value surgical devices and disposables.

Econo-Keys, an innovative manufacturer of sealed, ruggedized keyboards for medical and industrial applications, announced that it has partnered with WETKEYS Washable Keyboards, a leading supplier of washable computer keyboards, to offer Econo-Keys’ high-quality products at a significant discount to hospitals, manufacturing facilities, dental offices and other areas where infection control is a key concern.

Three studies on a novel textile technology presented at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America suggest that new personal protection standards in medical apparel are possible.