PHOENIX – Fisher & Paykel Healthcare will once again be showing off its wares at Booth #621 at Medtrade West, scheduled to begin on Monday, April 4 at the Phoenix Convention Center. The Auckland, New Zealand-based F&P recently reported that the company expects full year operating revenue for the 2022 financial year to be in the range of $1.675 billion to $1.70 billion.
“In our Homecare product group, growth in sales of our OSA masks is currently tracking above our first half growth rate despite supply constraints of treatment hardware in the market,” said Lewis Gradon, managing director and CEO via press release. “Our second half hospital consumables revenue is currently tracking to be similar to the hospital consumables revenue that we reported in the first half of the 2022 financial year.
“This is consistent with reports of the increasing prevalence of the Omicron variant over the last two months and its associated lower respiratory intervention requirements, as well as a relatively mild flu season in the Northern Hemisphere,” Gradon continued. “Freight rates remain elevated and for the 2022 financial year are expected to impact our long-term gross margin target of 65% by approximately 250 basis points. Regardless of how COVID-19 effects unfold over the short term, we are confident our business is well-placed to contribute to a positive change in clinical practice and improving outcomes for respiratory patients in general over the long term.”
IN BRIEF
Great Lakes Annual Conference Scheduled For April 20-21
SOUTH BEND, IN – The Great Lakes Annual Conference & Exhibition is next month in South Bend – April 20-21, 2022. “Winners Find a Way” is the theme for the Great Lakes Annual Conference & Exhibition at the Embassy Suites at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The exhibit hall has sold out but sponsorships are still available. Registration is now open. Contact Kam Yuricich at [email protected] for details or visit the Great Lakes website at www.greatlakeshme.org.
OAMES Annual Meeting Scheduled For Nov. 1-2, 2022
WESTERVILLE, OH – The Ohio Association of Medical Equipment Services (OAMES) is later in the year after Medtrade East in the Columbus area. Scheduled for Nov. 1-2, 2022 – the OAMES 41st Annual Meeting & Exhibition is at the Renaissance Columbus-Polaris Hotel in Westerville, Ohio. OAMES offers an effective voice on state and federal issues at the Statehouse in Columbus and on Capitol Hill. Watch for conference details on the OAMES website at www.oames.org later this year.
FODAC Sends Mobility Equipment To Aid Ukrainian Refugees
ATLANTA – Friends of Disabled Adults And Children (FODAC) has sent more than $40,000 worth of mobility equipment, bandages and cots to Poland to aid Ukrainian refugees. A Rotary International coalition requested the urgent assistance to support the Lviv military hospital in Ukraine. The UPS Foundation is assisting with the shipment of the supplies to a collection point in Poland. Donations of equipment, resources and volunteer time were provided in conjunction with Rotary District 6900, The American Red Cross, The Salvation Army USA, and Team Rubicon. FODAC is preparing a second shipment of equipment and supplies to aid Ukraine. Organizers need groups of six to eight volunteers who can help for a couple of hours as they prepare to ship more than 20 pallets. To arrange a time to volunteer, contact David Carroll at [email protected] or at 770-491-9014 ext. 124.
