BioHub COVID-19 Contributions Highlighted on Local News Channels
Local companies are applying their expertise to help develop solutions for patient monitoring, personal protective equipment, rapid diagnosis and analysis of potential therapeutics and vaccines to address the challenges of COVID-19. Among them, Caretaker Medical develops wearable devices that measures blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, and other vital signs, enabling health care workers to remotely monitor patients through its FDA approved wireless monitoring system. CvilleBioHub Executive Director Nikki Hastings and Caretaker Medical CEO Jeff Pompeo speak these technologies and efforts in the news segments below.
NBC29
https://www.nbc29.com/2020/04/08/charlottesville-company-creating-touch-free-icu monitors/
CBS19
https://www.cbs19news.com/clip/15042902/cvillebiohub-companies-working-to-fight-coronavirus