GE Healthcare adds two ultrasound units

GE Healthcare (Waukesha, Wisconsin) has unveiled two new business segments for the company's Diagnostic Ultrasound business – Women's Health & Specialty, and Radiology & Vascular.

Terri Bresenham, vice president and general manager of GE Healthcare's diagnostic ultrasound and information technologies business, said, “The new Women's Health & Specialty and Radiology & Vascular business segments will further strengthen our focus on serving our luminary customers, and enhance our commitment to support the kinds of clinical research and innovation that have made GE the industry leader in ultrasound.”

Karl-Heinz Lumpi has been promoted to the new position of general manager for the Women's Health & Specialty business segment, and Brian McEathron is general manager for the Radiology & Vascular segment.

Lumpi, who has spent his career in the ultrasound field, was the project manager for the launch of the world's first 4-D ultrasound system, the company said. McEathron is a career veteran of GE with a variety of engineering, product and business development experience.

Globus Medical buys new facility

Globus Medical (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania), one of the 10 largest spinal implant manufacturers in the U.S., reported its purchase of a 133,000-square-foot, mixed-use facility in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The site, situated on 13 acres in the Valley Forge Business Center, will more than quadruple the size of Globus Medical's facilities, currently housed in three separate, leased locations.

The move, to take place this summer, will enable the company to consolidate its headquarters, research, design, custom engineering and operations departments under one roof. The new headquarters will also serve as the future home of a training facility for spine education, featuring a cadaver lab, dry lab and a multi-media classroom that accommodates up to 40 participants.

“We're building a long-term home for Globus Medical,” said CFO Dave Demski.

“We're excited about the opportunity to expand our already extensive prototype fabrication facilities – a critical element in our unique product development process and the quick results it produces.”

WellBound opens 6th self-care dialysis center

WellBound (Mountain View, California), which is focused on supporting the full spectrum of self-care dialysis therapies, reported the opening of its sixth specialized self-care dialysis center. Located in Stockton, California, this Center of Excellence will support nephrologists from surrounding communities in providing patients with kidney disease education along with innovative self-care dialysis therapies.

“Together with our physician partners, we are striving to empower patients with kidney disease to take control of their health in order to achieve the benefits associated with self-care dialysis,” said CEO Marc Branson.

WellBound's centers combine a focus on wellness and education with self-care therapies that provide more frequent dialysis.