SpecialtyCare Highlight with Artem Zhosan
Artem Zhosan is an ECMO specialist at SpecialtyCare, currently working in the Los Angeles area. Here, we highlight his career path of being a perfusionist in Ukraine to becoming an RN and ECMO specialist in the United States, what his...
SpecialtyCare Leads ECMO Training at Swedish Hospital
To continue highlighting ECMO Appreciation Week, we want to raise awareness for the importance of this profession and the impact these teams have on patient care every single day. Recently, SpecialtyCare provided 2.5 days of didactic instruction along with hands-on...
SpecialtyCare’s Presentation at the 2021 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting...
SpecialtyCare is honored to share that our research and presentation titled: “Analysis of 189 Consecutive Patients with COVID-19 and Severe Pulmonary Compromise Treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): Outcomes and Trends Over Time” was presented at The Society of Thoracic...
Don’t stress out your perfusionists, consider starting an ECMO program!
Data suggests that there will continue to be a perfusion shortage across the entire United States. It’s encouraging to see the number of new graduates emerging into the perfusion industry; however, it still does not diminish the number of perfusionists…
“Inside the Fight to Save Houston’s Most Vulnerable” Q&A with Kirti...
SpecialtyCare is honored to be a partner of Houston Methodist Hospital, working alongside their medical teams to provide perfusion services during cardiac surgery and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for patients including those afflicted with COVID-19. Recently, the New York…
SpecialtyCare’s COVID-19 and ECMO Research Selected for the Opening...
SpecialtyCare is honored to share that our abstract entitled: “Experience with 46 patients with COVID-19 and Severe Pulmonary Compromise treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation,” has been selected for the opening presentation of the first scientific session at The Southern Thoracic…
ECMO and COVID-19 Webinar Draws Large Attendance as Healthcare Providers...
SpecialtyCare recently hosted two educational webinar opportunities for perfusionists and critical care physicians. Both sessions were focused on ECMO for patients with COVID-19 and discussed challenges, successes, and lessons learned. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, perfusionists and critical care physicians…
Starting an In-House ECMO Program Makes Sense, but Support is Critical
The research is there — ECMO programs are saving lives on a more frequent basis. But hospital leaders must consider what’s needed to mimic the efficacy of treatment at ECMO centers. For everything from consultation to staffing, SpecialtyCare can show…
SpecialtyCare to Host Webinar for Perfusionists Regarding ECMO and Treatment of...
SpecialtyCare continues to place an important focus on sharing our published research on the role of ECMO in the management of severely ill patients with COVID-19. During this time, we are excited to share this continuing education opportunity for perfusionists…