Hill-Rom, Batesville, Ind, announced it has received a 2008 Therapy Times Most Valuable Products Award in Respiratory Therapy for the Wrap SPU Vest and The Vest® System. 
 
The Wrap SPU Vest is a single-patient use-disposable product designed to minimize the risk of cross contamination for patients in acute and long-term care settings. It is used in conjunction with The Vest Airway Clearance System, Model 205. The Vest System is intended to help patients with respiratory conditions clear airway secretions.
 
“Hill-Rom is proud to receive the 2008 Therapy Times Most Valuable Products Award for Respiratory Therapy,” says Kim Dennis, group vice president, Post Acute Care at Hill-Rom.
 
The 2008 Therapy Times award recognizes “products that—through their innovation, practicality and usefulness in the field—have had the greatest influence on today’s therapy profession.”

“We are particularly excited that the award is based upon the nomination and responses of therapists in the field,” says Chad Boerst, vice president, respiratory care, post acute care at Hill-Rom.

Therapy Times is a multidisciplinary online resource for therapeutic professionals in the healthcare industry.