Maquet Joins the American Association for Respiratory Care as Corporate Partner

For Immediate Release
IRVING, TEX. (October 1, 2004) – The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is pleased to announce the newest addition to its Corporate Partner Program, MAQUET, Inc based in Bridgewater, NJ, USA with manufacturing headquartered at MAQUET Critical Care in Solna, Sweden. 

“MAQUET is the tenth company to join our Corporate Partner Program,” says AARC Chief Operating Officer Kevin L. Shrake, MA, RRT, FAARC. “We’re excited that this program continues to grow. Partnerships between this, the professional association for respiratory therapists, and the respiratory care industry are proving successful.” 

MAQUET Critical Care brings to the partnership innovative medical technology, knowledge and services that help critical care providers, such as respiratory therapists, achieve tangible, sustainable patient outcomes in the frailest of patients.

“Our corporate mission to provide the highest quality technology, educational expertise and support for our respiratory care customers fits ideally with the AARC’s goals and their members’ needs,” says Douglas Smith, Vice President of Maquet Critical Care. “We look forward to strengthening our long term relationship with the AARC and their members based upon these mutual goals and vision for the growth of the Respiratory Care profession.” 

About AARC
Respiratory Therapists (RTs) are specially trained and licensed respiratory health care professionals assisting physicians in diagnosis, treatment and management of respiratory diseases. RTs provide care in hospitals, outpatient centers, physicians’ offices, skilled nursing facilities, and patients’ homes.

The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is a not-for-profit, professional organization, consisting of 35,000 respiratory therapists, physicians, and other health care professionals. AARC is dedicated to assisting persons with respiratory diseases receive safe and effective respiratory care. The AARC also publishes R espiratory Care , a peer-reviewed scientific journal listed in Index Medicus. 

About MAQUET Critical Care
MAQUET Critical Care provides innovative Servo mechanical ventilator medical technology, ventilation knowledge, and complete product services for critical care and subacute care providers. MAQUET provides educational programs to achieve tangible, sustainable patient outcomes while contributing to cost-effectiveness. MAQUET Critical Care maintains a total focus on ventilation, from R&D through sales and service. We work closely with our customers to provide total ventilation solutions. This is based on a tradition of medical devices going back more than 30 years. 

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Contact:
Kris Williams, Communications Manager
Williams@aarc.org
American Association for Respiratory Care
9425 N. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 100
Irving, TX 75063
927-406-4690