The device company, which is based in Minneapolis, operates and sells devices — such as airway management products, drainage systems, infusion products, imaging tools, catheters, patient monitoring products and more — in more than 120 countries.
“Ensuring patient and clinician safety is at the core of what we do each day,” said Carl Stamp, vice president of global marketing for Smiths Medical. “Partnering with the NPSF Patient Safety Coalition and Foundation is a further reflection of Smiths Medical’s commitment to advancing safe, high value, high quality healthcare throughout the world.”
Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, president and CEO of NPSF, welcomed Smiths Medical to the Patient Safety Coalition, saying “We look forward to learning from their international perspective as we seek to promote patient safety worldwide.”
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