TurnCare

The TurnCare Guardian is a non-invasive, multi-patient use, therapeutic patient support system that Dr. Rafael Squitieri, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at St.

Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT, was inspired to transform Critical Care. His inspiration was based on an unforgettable experience with a young patient who underwent successful open-heart surgery but suffered afterward due to complications from a sacral pressure injury. Determined to find a solution for this very common challenge that occurs despite clinicians' best manual efforts and u

se of the latest therapeutic equipment, Dr. Squitieri set out to devise a system that focuses on preventing blood flow impairment to address the true, underlying problem causing hospital-acquired pressure injuries. In 2011, Dr. Squitieri teamed up with Kim Orumchian, serial entrepreneur and technology expert, to found TurnCare with a vision of creating innovative solutions to protect the most complex critical care patients. Out of their combined vision, they created the Guardian System, which is uniquely designed to prevent sacral region blood flow impairment, providing greater flexibility for clinicians. To date, Dr. Squitieri has helped thousands of patients using this radically different approach; meanwhile improving patient management for bedside clinicians.

12/01/2021

Proning patients with ARDS is a frontline therapy! Click the link below on Tips for Proning Covid-19 Patients:

https://www.turncare.com/post/tips-for-proning-covid-19-patients

Proning patients with ARDS is a frontline therapy, being used now more than ever with ventilated COVID-19 patients. To see the best effects of proning, It should be initiated early. Kathleen Vollman and Sharon Dickinson give a rundown on the "who to" and "who not to" prone and the process to get the...

11/09/2021

The Guardian System works to help optimize the management of Ventilated patients.

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https://www.turncare.com/

TurnCare offers critical care products and services that provide clinicians care flexibility while lowering adverse events.

11/04/2021

November is National COPD Awareness Month and National Lung Cancer Awareness Month! Learn more about COPD and Lung Cancer, by clicking the link below.

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/copd-learn-more-breathe-better/copd-awareness-month

10/11/2021

Download the new Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2021 Adult Guidelines 👉 https://bit.ly/3v34OJf

New infographics! The release includes two new infographics to help visualize recommendations for Vasoactive Agent Management and Antibiotic Timing.

10/01/2021

Did you know that there are three stages of sepsis- Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock? To learn more about Sepsis, click the link below.

https://www.healthline.com/health/sepsis

Sepsis is a serious infection that causes your immune system to attack your body. As a result of that attack, septic shock can occur and result in death. Read on to learn about the three stages of sepsis and how to identify the symptoms.

09/23/2021

Every Sepsis Awareness Month, people come together to help save lives by raising awareness of the leading cause of deaths...

09/15/2021

According to Sepsis Alliance “Sepsis affects 1.7 million people and takes 270,000 lives in the U.S. every year.” To learn more about Sepsis and early warning signs, please click the link below.

https://www.sepsis.org/sepsis-basics/what-is-sepsis/

Sepsis and septic shock is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to death.

09/11/2021

Never Forget.

09/06/2021

09/03/2021

According to Sepsis Alliance “Early detection is the best hope to survive and limit disabilities when Sepsis is Present.” Click the link below to learn more about the national initiative to raise awareness of Sepsis and the immediate need to seek treatment.
https://www.sepsis.org/about/its-about-time/

09/01/2021

September is National Sepsis Awareness Month! To learn more, please click the link below!

https://www.sepsis.org/sepsis-basics/what-is-sepsis/

Sepsis and septic shock is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to death.

08/26/2021

According to the American Nurses Association "Stress Amongst Nurses is one of the most under-appreciated yet impactful issues nurses face." Click the link below to learn helpful tips in combating stress in the work environment. Please comment below with some tips your organization, or you personally, use in practice for reducing stress.

https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/combating-stress/

The American Nurses Association (ANA) provides resources to help Nurses cope with stress, including webinars, books, articles, and through service partners

08/22/2021

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — COVID-19 cases nearly tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation that is straining hospitals, exhausting doctors and pushing clergy into the fray.

08/18/2021

The Guardian System enables care plan flexibility allowing clinicians to safely choose the best patient position for the patient's plan of care: supine, upright, seated, or prone.

Learn more about the Guardian System by clicking the link below:

https://www.turncare.com/product

Guardian is a non-invasive, multi-patient use, therapeutic patient support system that deploys unique, patented Vasotactic™ technology to prevent blood flow impairment by avoiding vascular compression in the sacral region.

08/10/2021

08/01/2021

August is National Immunization Awareness Month! Check out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn more about the importance of vaccination for people of all ages!

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam/index.html

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunization across the lifespan.

07/26/2021

Check out this awesome article from the Journal of Clinical Nurses that discusses the importance of supporting nurses psychological and mental health!!!

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jocn.15307

Click on the article title to read more.

07/20/2021

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TurnCare was founded in 2011 by Dr. Rafael Squitieri, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT, along with Kim Orumchian, serial entrepreneur and technology expert. Dr. Squitieri was frustrated by the number of mobility-impaired patients developing complications due to sacral region ischemia and reperfusion injury, despite clinicians’ best manual efforts to maintain adequate perfusion and use of the latest therapeutic equipment.

Dr. Squitieri focused on the circulatory system’s critical role in health to create a technology that would relieve sacral vascular compression to enhance perfusion of oxygen and nutrients to sacral tissues. After four years of painstaking research and hundreds of prototypes, Dr. Squitieri and his interdisciplinary team developed the TurnCare Guardian System, which has been shown in clinical trials to successfully prevent and treat sacral pressure injuries.