Tag: Bert Burns
UroMed's exit creates void, especially for Medicaid patients
June 28, 2019Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
SUWANEE, Ga. - Providers say they've been fielding calls from patients scrambling to find a new source for urology and other supplies in the aftermath of UroMed's announcement that it will close on July 8.“We're getting multiple calls a day from customers that have no idea what to do or where to go,” said Chris Malcolm, president of First Source Catheters in Cumming, Ga., and a former employee of UroMed. “They are not being led in any direction one way or the other.”In its...
Paralympian partners with Melio maker
August 19, 2015HME News Staff
LIVERPOOL, England - Albert Medical Devices has partnered with Paralympian Bert Burns to create a new educational video. Earlier this year, Albert Medical Devices launched Melio, a self-emptying leg bag system for catheters. The video features Burns demonstrating the system and the positive impact it can have on wheelchair users. “Melio answers one of the biggest inconveniences of using the restroom when you're away from home,” said Burns in a release. “It never fails—every...