GE Healthcare: Appoints Direct Supply Inc as national distributor for GE QuietCare

GE Healthcare has entered into a distribution agreement for its flagship Home Health technology, GE QuietCare, with Direct Supply Inc, a leading provider of eldercare equipment, eCommerce and service solutions to senior living facilities

By Ian Armitage | Wed Mar 10, 2010

TAGS: Direct Supply, GE, Healthcare, QuietCare

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Direct Supply will distribute and co-market GE QuietCare across the U.S., Supply Chain Digital can reveal.

GE QuietCare is a remote passive activity and behavioral monitoring system and is used primarily in assisted living facilities to enhance levels of care and to help the elderly retain their independence.

Direct Supply has extensive and long-standing relationships with skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living facilities throughout the U.S.

Commenting on the agreement, Agnes Berzsenyi, General Manager Home Health at GE Healthcare said: “With Direct Supply as our distributors and with their expertise in this sector, we will be able to bring the benefits of GE QuietCare to many more assisted living facilities across America and help them offer an even higher level of care for their elderly residents.”

John Rydzewski, Director of Direct Supply’s Services and Solutions business unit said: “We are excited to be working with GE Healthcare to bring this innovative technology to our market place.”

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Edited by Chris Farnell