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The RESPECT model in healthcare communication
What does better communication mean for healthcare? It means better patient care, the ability to more accurately diagnose and treat, and increased efficiencies across the entire healthcare system. One model of communication in healthcare...
Support Canadian Businesses for Canada Day
When was the last time you supported a local business or a business with products that were Canadian made? As a Canadian company ourselves, we also source the products we sell from Canada too, and that’s important to us. As we celebrate...
Are you including patient comfort questions in patient follow-ups?
It’s so easy to get caught up in test results, that we sometimes forget to ask questions about patient comfort when we follow-up with our patients. Here are a few tips to get your patients to open up and share more about their physical...
Including empathy in your healthcare routine – Mental Health Awareness Month
With so many of us still self-isolating right now, as a society we’ve become a much more empathetic culture. We better appreciate the hard work of our essential services and front-line medical workers. Today, more than ever we need to...
Important Home Safety Precautions for Seniors
We live in a day where technology is making our lives so much easier. Many of our parents who choose to live at home install emergency response systems on their person or throughout their home so they can easily call for help when needed....
Emersion Stretch Offers Outstanding Durability to Industrial Cleaners
Did you know, at Essential Medical Products we use Emersion Stretch as our cover material on our bedding and rehab products. Emersion Stretch is anti-bacterial and anti-microbial, and has outstanding durability to the industrial cleaners...
4 Ways to improve the mental health of your patients
May is Canadian Mental Health Week (May 6-12) and American Mental Health Awareness Month! It’s a time to raise awareness of mental health within our communities. Here are 4 ways you can improve mental health care for patients under your...
Tips for preventing and responding to falls
No matter our age, slips and falls are almost inevitable. However, with a little care, we can minimize our chances of falling and seriously injuring ourselves with these simple safety and preventative measures. Clean up: How many times...
Product Profile: LTC 4000 Mattress Family
Choosing a mattress for your hospital beds can be a complicated process with so many options to choose from. Today we’re going to look at the LTC 4000 series of Intermediate care mattresses: The LTC 4000 series of 6 inch thick mattresses...
Product Profile: LTC2500 and 3500 Mattresses
At Essential Medical Products, we know how important a comfortable bed is to patient recovery. That’s why we carry a wide assortment of models to meet virtually any need you have. Here are 2 of our popular mattresses: LTC 2500 Basic...
EMP Cares: Environmental Policies
At Essential Medical Products we are conscious that medical and the healthcare industries produce a lot of environmental waste. We’re proud to do our part to reduce our environmental impact by being an environmental steward. Foam...
Reducing medication errors in Canada: Canadian Patient Safety Week
Patient safety is always top of mind for us at Essential Medical Products. As such, we’re proud to talk about Canadian Patient Safety Week (October 29 to November 2, 2018), and this year the campaign is focusing on medication safety and...
