As hospitals continue to drive continuous improvement across laboratories, ensuring precise and reliable laboratory refrigerators and freezers continues to be an area of focus and investment. Medical-grade refrigeration is critical to maintain compliance in blood banks. In...
Read more »National Blood Donor Month
To honor volunteer blood donors and to encourage donations during winter months, January was designated as National Blood Donor Month (NBDM) via a Presidential Proclamation in 1970. NBDM continues to be important annual event for blood centers and patients across the country as...
Read more »50th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting 2015
Helmer Scientific participated in the 2015 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) 50th Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition in New Orleans, LA, in early December. Members of the Helmer team met with pharmacy professionals to discuss current trends in cold...
Read more »Critical Access Hospitals and the Value of Medical-Grade Cold Storage
Totaling more than 1,300 in the United States, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) are limited in size and generally have a short length of average patient stay. These hospitals provide care forcommon conditions and focus on outpatient care, while referring other conditions to...
Read more »Helmer Participates in World's Largest Medical Trade Fair
Helmer Scientific recently participated in the 2015 Medica World Forum of Medicine meeting. Located annually in Dusseldorf, Germany, Medica is the world's largest medical trade fair and brings together clinicians, dealers, and manufacturers to promote education and information...
Read more »“Keys to Success” Career Days More than Meets the Eye
We are well aware of the problems facing many inner-city public school systems, and Arlington Community High School is just one example of a school district struggling with behavioral problems, violence, marijuana use, and vandalism. According to WFYI News, Arlington High...
Berkeley Free Clinic Update
The Helmer refrigerator donated to the Berkeley Free Clinic in August is now installed and being used to hold the clinic’s valuable supply of vaccines and medical and dental injectable antibiotics. Clinic volunteers stated, “It’s very helpful! We’re loving it and we’ve never...
Read more »AABB Annual Meeting 2015
This month Helmer Scientific is participating in the 2015 AABB Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California. AABB’s mission is to advance the practice and standards of transfusion medicine and cellular therapies to optimize patient and donor care and safety. At this meeting, members...
Read more »Embracing Sports as Culture
Since 2009, Helmer Scientific has had the opportunity to participate in Rwanda’s story by coaching entrepreneurs of small and medium-sized businesses through Bigger Future, as well as engaging in an international partnership with Robert Bayigamba, owner of the country’s largest...
Read more »AATB Annual Meeting 2015
Last month Helmer Scientific participated in the 2015 American Association of Tissue Banks(AATB) Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. At this meeting members of Helmer Scientific team had the opportunity to meet with Tissue Bank professionals from around the globe. AATB’s...
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