Ep 279 - How Stryker’s Smart Hospital platform is supporting professionals on healthcare’s frontlines

In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, Jessica Mathieson, president of Stryker’s medical business, takes Host Tom Salemi to the frontlines of healthcare, where hospitals are seeking support for healthcare professionals. Mathieson will explain how the acquisitions of Vocera and Care AI have enabled Stryker to build a comprehensive communications and monitoring tool that can keep nurses safe while improving patient care. Find Mathieson’s first visit to DeviceTalks here: https://www.stryker.com/us/en/about/news/2022/acute-care-s-mathieson-explains-how-vocera-fits-into-stryker-s-g.html And as an added bonus, on Monday, March 9th, Stryker announced that it launched its new SmartHospital platform. Learn more here: https://www.massdevice.com/stryker-launches-smarthospital-platform-care-delivery/ In this week’s FOMO, Ignacio Pedrosa, Advanced Solutions Engineer at Novanta, talks with Kayleen Brown about the company’s work to make surgical robotic systems smaller, smarter and more capable. For more information, go to https://novanta.com. In this week’s Newmarker’s Newsmakers, MassDevice Editor Chris Newmarker and Salemi talk about their favorite flavor of Girl Scout cookie. (Buy yours in the link below) before talking about the top stories of the week – Smith & Nephew, Science Corp., Boston Scientific, Medtronic and, in a bit of Meta-ness – an article about Jenny Barba’s appearance on the podcast two weeks ago! Go here to buy cookies from Chris’s daughter! - https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/stella590572 ***Enjoy the show? Follow DeviceTalks Weekly on all major podcast players + Follow us on YouTube.com/@DeviceTalks to ensure you never miss an episode.Want access to the complete DeviceTalks Podcast Network (DTPN)? Follow us today at https://devicetalks.castos.com/subscribe  Chapters (00:05:42) - Smith+Nephew posts Q4 sales beat amid overall strategy shift(00:07:39) - 3 tips for first-time medtech entrepreneurs from a venture capital pro(00:09:51) - Science Corp. closes $230M Series C to support BCI tech(00:13:27) - Boston Scientific wins expanded CE mark for Farapulse in persistent AFib(00:17:01) - Medtronic, GE HealthCare expand strategic alliance(00:20:57) - FOMO – Ignacio Pedrosa, Advanced Solutions Engineer, Novanta(00:33:18) - Keynote Interview, Jessica Mathieson, President, Medical at Stryker