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Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

KCI and Carroll Hospital Group Inc. Partner to Help Prevent Pressure Ulcers and Reduce Patient Falls

Published in Hospital Business Week, April 26th, 2009

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) announced an exclusive partnership with Carroll Hospital Group Inc. designed to improve the overall safety of patients.

The partnership combines Carroll Hospital Group Inc.’s newest medical-surgical bed, Spirit Select™, with KCI’s broad mattress replacement portfolio, which includes multiple products that provide superior skin management for pressure ulcers. This combination provides hospitals with the flexibility they need to safely manage, handle and transport patients, increase patient mobility and, most importantly, reduce “never events” such as hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and patient falls. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

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