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This year, Mother's Day will be celebrated with social distancing - through window panes, by phone, Zoom, Duo, Facetime or drive-by. To all moms, grandmas, stepmoms, foster moms, adoptive mothers, dads pulling double duty and all motherly spirits in our lives - Happy Mother's Day!

This is a particularly special Nurses Week for us and for the world. Now more than ever do we want to show our appreciation for all nurses who tirelessly work the front lines of healthcare anywhere. Words cannot express our gratitude for all you do and the sacrifices you make.

Happy Easter to all - whether you celebrate it as a Christian high holiday or as a secular tradition, Easter is always a time of hope for renewal and rebirth, a sign that spring is here. With most customs and rituals being out of the question this year, we still have the promise for the awakening of normality.

This cartoon, published in a newspaper in Spain, really sums up the current COVID-19 curve situation and should not require any further caption or explanation. Thank you for sharing this, Dr. Harriet Hopf (Drawings courtesy of Marcos Balfagon)

Happy Presidents' Day from Off-Loading Technologies!

February is American Heart Month - a perfect time to remind everyone to focus on their hearts and encourage them to get their families, friends and communities involved in making heart healthy choices.

With the recent news flashes about the Coronavirus outbreak in China and the scare of a similar scenario there in the US, Scientific American Magazine is exploring how travel restrictions and healthcare are handled differently in China

Off-Loading Technologies Inc. wishes you and yours a happy, healthy and restful New Year and New Decade!

Wishing a happy Hanukkah full of light to all our friends who celebrate!

Pressure injury prevention is an ongoing effort with many patient groups, with some being more "high risk", and not just in nursing homes: special consideration may have to be given to wheel chair bound and/or spinal cord injury patients, as well as those who are already medically fragile.

Today is World Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Day, established to increase awareness about pressure injury prevention and to educate the public on this topic. Pressure injuries are one of the five most common harms experienced by patients. 2.5 million people a year develop a Pressure Injury. No other preventable event occurs as frequently as Pressure Injuries. Patients with Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries have a median excess length of stay of 4.31 days. 60,000 patients die a year as a direct result of Pressure Injuries. There are 17,000 Pressure Injury lawsuits a year, second most common claim after wrongful death.

A very happy Veterans' Day to all who have served our country, and especially the veterans among our friends, colleagues and families. We are grateful for your service, and you should be celebrated every day of the year. Thank you.