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03/31/2026

Increasingly, the future of trauma care in military and/or civilian large-scale scenarios requires adaptable, interoperable and rapid response technologies and the framework to sustain readiness.
Canadian Armed Forces and Unity Health Toronto/ St. Michael's Hospital trauma expert Lt. Col. Andrew Beckett CD MD MSc DRCPSC FRCSC FACS and colleagues share valuable perspectives in a new Canadian Medical Association Journal article which examines the case for a robust, integrated dual-use approach to address gaps, build resilience and improve patient outcomes.

Key points A major armed conflict involving Canada or its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, including coalition ground combat with large-scale casualty repatriation to Canadian hospitals, could overwhelm Canada’s civilian health system well before it strains the country’s

03/12/2026

Will you be at 2026 next week?
Don’t miss “Rugged by Design: Delivering Level 1 Anesthesia Care Anywhere” ― a must‑see session on trauma anesthesia in austere environments.
🎙️ Presented by Dean Giacobbe, MD, FASA, CAPT, USN (Ret.)
⏰ Tuesday, March 17 at 9:10am.

Proud Diamond Sponsor: Thornhill Medical | Visit us at Booth #324

03/06/2026

Did you know? Esteemed member of Thornhill Medical’s Military Advisory Council, LtGen (ret) Professor Martin Bricknell is among the distinguished contributors to the newly released Handbook of Military Medicine for the Battlefield.

A professor of conflict, health and military medicine at King's College London, Dr. Bricknell draws on his formidable career in defence medical services ―including transformative leadership as Surgeon General of the UK Armed Forces and in senior medical advisory roles in NATO missions― to provide invaluable insights on delivering effective care in the most challenging operational environments.

We are grateful for Dr. Bricknell’s leadership and his ongoing contributions to advancing critical care in extreme environments, and we congratulate him on the release of this important new resource.

03/05/2026

How do you rapidly expand ICU-level care during a large-scale medical emergency?

A recent demonstration supporting a U.S. National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) pilot project showcased a compelling solution. Thornhill Medical’s MOVES® SLC™ was featured within a prototype modular surge facility designed to deploy quickly and capable of supporting up to 1,000 patients per day for as long as 100 days during large-scale medical or national security emergencies.

MOVES® SLC™ demonstrated the advantages of rapid set-up, oxygen- and power-independent mobile technology designed for space- and resource-constrained environments.

The project was an opportunity to highlight emerging capabilities including our multi-patient telemetry and centralized patient monitoring, which enable clinical teams to monitor multiple patients in real time from a central nursing station or even a remote location. While the telemetry solution is still pre-commercial, the results during the NDMS project are promising: improved visibility, more efficient workflows, and greater versatility for care teams operating in high-tempo surge conditions.

Collaborations like this are advancing next-generation critical care solutions for both military and civilian scenarios.
Learn more about the demonstration and the NDMS pilot project in our latest What's New post:
https://thornhillmedical.com/moves-slc-reinforces-its-dual-use-capabilities-in-multi-year-u-s-national-disaster-medical-system-pilot-project/

02/25/2026

Large-scale combat operations, drone warfare, humanitarian disasters, and strained supply chains are reshaping how EU and NATO nations think about medical readiness for both military and civilian scenarios. How can leaders prepare for today's reality and tomorrow's risks?

Join us on March 12th for our expert-led webinar featuring Brigadier General (ret.) Dr. Stefan Kowitz:
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐔 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

A former Director of NATO's Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine (MILMED COE) and the Multinational Medical Coordination Center – Europe, Dr. Kowitz will draw on NATO and EU doctrine, frontline lessons from Ukraine, and real-world operational deployments to explore how integrated life-support systems like MOVES® SLC™ are strengthening pre-hospital medical capabilities across both military and civilian missions.

Gain actionable insights on:
→ Delivering rapid, reliable critical care and damage-control resuscitation in demanding battlefield environments;
→ Why dual-use, battle-proven technology is giving medical teams a decisive readiness advantage;
→ What today's operational demands mean for tomorrow's critical care challenges.

This is a can’t-miss webinar, designed for:
→ Military physicians, medics, nurses, and clinical leaders
→ Defense and government procurement and acquisition professionals
→ Medical device distributors and partners
→ Organizations supporting military, NATO, and humanitarian medical operations

📅 12 March 2026
🕛 9:00am EDT | 13:00GMT | 14:00 CET
💵 Free to attend

Bonus: Registrants receive our brand-new whitepaper, "Advancing EU and NATO Pre-Hospital Military and Civilian Medical Capabilities and Readiness", drawn from Dr. Kowitz's presentation at DiMiMed 2025.

🔗 Register today at :
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JE94m7B7ReSwPv-aR-cKWg #/registration

02/10/2026

🌍 Large-scale combat operations, drone warfare, humanitarian disasters, and strained supply chains are reshaping how EU and NATO nations think about medical readiness for both military and civilian scenarios.

Expanding on insights shared by Brig Gen (ret.) Dr. Stefan Kowitz at the recent International Conference on Disaster and (DiMiMed), our latest white paper explores how dual-use medical capabilities can deliver a
strategic advantage by strengthening military preparedness while reinforcing civilian resilience.

The paper draws on and doctrine, frontline lessons from , and real-world deployments in examining how MOVES® SLC™ supports damage control resuscitation,
prolonged casualty care, and evacuation across the full continuum of care.

For leaders, emergency health decision-makers, and policymakers focused on interoperability, sustainability, and rapid readiness, this paper offers practical insights into how a single, battle-proven system can serve both military and civilian missions, demonstrating:
• Why early, far-forward damage control resuscitation matters.
• How platform-independent design improves mobility and evacuation.
• The logistical and operational advantages for EU and NATO organizations.

📄 Read the white paper to learn how dual-use medical systems can enhance EU and NATO
readiness; access it here:
https://thornhillmedical.com/dual-use-medtech-vital-to-advancing-eu-and-nato-medical-readiness/

01/30/2026

🚀 Here we grow again! 🌍
Please join us in welcoming Tim Brooks-Birkett who recently joined Thornhill Medical as Director, Business Development & Alliance Management for Europe and the Middle East.
Tim brings 25 years of government and military sales experience focused on enabling time-critical medical interventions. His leadership spans military, government, and EMI accounts, with successes supporting special forces operators, NATO nations, and organizations such as NASA, ESA, and WHMU—along with major standardization achievements to improve pre hospital outcomes in austere environments.
In his role, Tim will work closely with Thornhill Medical’s expanding global customer community of military, governments, and NGOs, as well as distributor partners while helping unlock new growth opportunities for our mobile, life-saving medtech innovations.
Reach out to Tim and the Thornhill Medical team to learn more about how MOVES® SLC™ and MADM™ can address urgent gaps in critical care: https://thornhillmedical.com/international/

Welcome to the team, Tim—we’re excited to have you on board!

01/13/2026

⚡ Mission-ready power, anytime ⚡
Introducing the MOVES® SLC™ External Battery Charger

Our new External Battery Charger enables you to charge your MOVES® SLC™ batteries outside the system—so you stay mission-ready for whatever comes next.
MOVES® SLC™ operates on removable, hot swappable batteries. Now, with the new External Battery Charger, you can charge an additional battery separately — keeping spares ready for fast swaps and ensuring continuous operation, even during rapid redeployment or prolonged use.
🔄 No downtime; uninterrupted patient monitoring, oxygen generation and ventilation.
🧩 Flexible logistics.
🔋 Fast charging.

Read our latest "What's New" post linked below to learn how the MOVES SLC Battery Charger keeps your life-saving technology powered and ready—wherever you are.

01/13/2026

⚡ Mission-ready power, anytime ⚡
Introducing the MOVES® SLC™ External Battery Charger

Our new External Battery Charger enables you to charge your MOVES® SLC™ batteries outside the system—so you stay mission-ready for whatever comes next.

MOVES® SLC™ operates on removable, hot swappable batteries. Now, with the new External Battery Charger, you can charge an additional battery separately — keeping spares ready for fast swaps and ensuring continuous operation, even during rapid redeployment or prolonged use.
🔄 No downtime; uninterrupted patient monitoring, oxygen generation and ventilation.
🧩 Flexible logistics.
🔋 Fast charging.

Read our latest "What's New" post to learn how the MOVES SLC Battery Charger keeps your life-saving technology powered and ready—wherever you are.
https://thornhillmedical.com/charging-forward-introducing-the-moves-slc-external-battery-charger/

12/17/2025

From our team to yours...
Thornhill Medical wishes our friends and colleagues across our community a warm, safe and happy holiday season!
Thank you for the collaborations, conversations, and contributions that helped us advance the future of critical care together.

11/19/2025

Pushing the Boundaries of Medical Care — From Earth to Space 🚀

Thornhill Medical is proud to be working with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration as it explores new frontiers in prolonged in-flight medical care for future human space missions.

Beyond Low Earth Orbit, mission safety will depend on life-support technologies that can sustain advanced oxygen delivery, ventilation, and monitoring for three days or more—the time it takes to return to Earth in the event of a medical emergency.

Looking to the future of medical care in space, NASA is testing Thornhill Medical’s MOVES® SLC™ as a potential solution. That’s because MOVES SLC’s oxygen efficiency, oxygen generation capabilities, and additional integrated functions make it a potential solution to this “prolonged space hold/transport” challenge, while reducing space, weight, and risk.

Thornhill Medical’s Field Operations team recently led hands-on training sessions with NASA personnel, supporting rigorous testing as the agency evaluates the feasibility of MOVES SLC for delivering prolonged advanced care in the challenging environments associated with space exploration.

“The outer space environment presents unique challenges for both healthcare personnel and the medical devices they rely on," explains Derek Watt, Thornhill Medical's Vice President, Field Operations (pictured with Thornhill FieldOps colleague Tyler Lucock at NASA’s Johnson Space Center). "We are pleased to support NASA’s test and evaluation of MOVES® SLC™ and their efforts to establish systems for advanced patient care for future, far-reaching space exploration missions.”

We’re proud to see our technology contributing to NASA’s vision for the future, and to the evolution of medical care in the most extreme environments on Earth and beyond.

11/13/2025

Look at us grow, grow, grow! 🚀

Thornhill Medical welcomes Marisa Norton, who joined our team in June as our Field Operations Manager – Clinical (Eastern US Region).

A critical care nurse and veteran of the United States Navy, Marisa brings robust expertise spanning critical care transport, ICU management, and military aeromedical evacuation.

In her role, Marisa provides valuable clinical education and support to Thornhill Medical’s clients, helping health care and military teams achieve clinical excellence and operational readiness with our life-saving technologies.

Marisa joins our passionate team of experts who bring deep career experience and unwavering commitment to ensuring our clients are equipped to save lives in the most challenging environments.

Welcome, Marisa!