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An owner of Biomet plans to implement its efficiency and waste-reduction improvement plans at the orthopedics manufacturer based in Warsaw.
Private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and the Environmental Defense Fund collaborated to develop tools to analyze and help companies improve their environmental performance. KKR already has seen more than $16 million in savings as the EDF plan was introduced at some of its other portfolio companies last year. It helped reduce water and chemical use, waste and greenhouse gas emissions, according to a KKR statement.
KKR put a pilot plan in place at U.S. Foodservice Inc., Primedia Inc. and Sealy Corp. Soon it will be implemented at Biomet, as well as Accellent, Dollar General and HCA.
Biomet is based in Warsaw.
Parkview Huntington has new equipment
A new scanner that can help doctors identify the risk of osteoporosis now is available at Parkview Huntington Hospital.
The dexa scanner can determine the density of the spine, hip and other bones where osteoporosis can increase the risk of fractures. It also allows physicians to follow patients’ bone density over time and help those at risk avoid the disease, according to a Parkview Huntington statement.
The scanner is part of the Parkview Huntington diagnostic services department.
Parkview Huntington also has purchased a plethysmograph, which is used to measure lung capacity. Physicians can use the results to find airway-passage restrictions and other diseases, Parkview Huntington said in a statement.
The machine includes a chamber the size of a phone booth with a mouthpiece. The patient is placed inside and asked to exhale and then inhale. The pressure changes in the booth, created by the patient’s breathing, are measured by the equipment.
Both machines are available at Parkview LaGrange, Noble and Whitley hospitals.
Minich finalist for trainer award
Jason Minich, president of Fort Wayne-based Catalyst Fitness, has been nominated for the Power Systems 2009 Personal Fitness Professional Trainer of the Year Award.
The award recognizes excellence in personal training and conditioning. Minich is one of 10 finalists from the U.S. and Canada, according to a written statement. The winner’s prize includes a $500 Power Systems gift certificate, trophy and cover story in the June-July issue of PFP magazine.
Bluffton Regional receives respiratory recognition
Bluffton Regional Medical Center in Bluffton has received the Quality Respiratory Care Recognition from the American Association for Respiratory Care.
The recognition program provides a benchmark for hospital service. About 15 percent of all U.S. hospitals have received the designation, according to a Bluffton Regional statement.
Hospitals with the designation must have respiratory therapists available 24 hours a day, be able to provide bedside respiratory care services, and a physician designated as medical director of respiratory care services.
Bluffton Regional is part of Lutheran Health Network.
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