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===Wound Care===
===Wound Care===
Halyard Health developed a wound care dressing, Oxygenesys, which contains oxygen bubbles that travel deep into wounds to improve healing and maintain moisture.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.halyardhealth.com/solutions/advanced-wound-care.aspx |title=Advanced Wound Care |author= |website=www.halyardhealth.com |accessdate=7 October 2015}}</ref>
Halyard Health developed a wound care dressing, Oxygenesys, which contains oxygen bubbles that travel deep into wounds to improve healing and maintain moisture.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.halyardhealth.com/solutions/advanced-wound-care.aspx |title=Advanced Wound Care |author= |website=www.halyardhealth.com |accessdate=7 October 2015}}</ref>

==HAI watch programs==

===Not on My Watch===
In 2008, Halyard Health launched a global educational campaign, Not on My Watch. Its purpose was to educate [[healthcare workers]] and support their efforts to reduce the spread of healthcare associated infections (HAI) such as [[MRSA]], CLABSI and [[Cdiff]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2008/03/kimberly-clark-launches-campaign-to-reduce-spread.aspx | title= Kimberly-Clark Launches Campaign to Reduce Spread of HAIs |author= |website=www.infectioncontroltoday.com |publisher= |accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>
===HAI Watchdog===
In 2010, the HAI Watchdog Awards were created to recognize the efforts of healthcare professionals working together to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI). It facilitates the sharing of best practices among clinicians and recognizes four exceptional participants with educational grants. The awards are broken into two categories:<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2014/04/kimberlyclark-recognizes-infection-prevention-champions-in-fourth-annual-hai-watchdog-awards.aspx |title=Kimberly-Clark Recognizes Infection Prevention Champions in Fourth Annual HAI Watchdog Awards |author= |website=www.infectioncontroltoday.com |publisher= |accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>
====Clinician's Choice Award====
This category is for HAI prevention initiatives that help educate and build awareness, but may not be directly measured by specific HAI rate changes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.haiwatchdog.com|title=Awards |author= |website=haiwatchdog.com |publisher= |accessdate=13 June 2013}}</ref>
====Panel-Judged Award====
This category is for successful programs yielding a measurable reduction in HAI rates over time.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/06/kimberlyclark-health-care-announces-recipients-of-hai-watchdog-awards.aspx |title=Awards |author= |website=www.infectioncontroltoday.com |publisher= |accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>
===Clean Hands Care===
In 2013, Halyard Health released a campaign called "Clean Hands Care" to spread awareness about how washing and sanitizing hands can prevent hospital-associated infections (HAI).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halyardhealth.com/hai-watch/hai-threats-solutions/hand-hygiene.aspx |title=CLEAN HANDS CARE |author= |website=www.halyardhealth.com |publisher= |accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>


==Headquarters/campus==
==Headquarters/campus==

Revision as of 14:35, 27 October 2015

Halyard Health
Company typePublic
NYSE: HYH
IndustryHealthcare
HeadquartersAlpharetta, Georgia, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Robert Abernathy
(Chairman and CEO)
Products
RevenueUS$ 1.7 billion (2014)[1]
US$ 94.3 million (2014)[1]
US$ 27.1 million (2014)[1]
Total assetsUS$ 2,527.6 billion (2014)[1]
Total equityUS$ 1,491.2 billion (2014)[1]
Number of employees
12,000 worldwide [2]
Websitehalyardhealth.com

Halyard Health, formerly Kimberly-Clark Health Care, is a medical manufacture of products and solutions for infection prevention, surgical solutions, respiratory health, digestive health, pain management, and Intravenous therapy in more than 100 countries. Operating 11 global manufacturing facilities with 12,000 employees worldwide,[2] Halyard Health generates approximately $1.7 billion in net revenues[1] and is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "HYH."[3]

History

On March 26, 1872, Kimberly, Clark & Co. was established in Neenah, Wisconsin through the partnership of four businessmen—John A. Kimberly, Havilah Babcock, Charles B. Clark and Frank C. Shattuck.[4]

The first healthcare product by Kimberly-Clark was absorbent wadding, intended to replace cotton. It was used as a bandage for wounded soldiers in World War I. Army nurses adapted the material for menstrual use.[5] Kaycel fabric for surgical gowns was developed by Kimberly-Clark in 1960 for use in field hospitals during the Korean War.[6]

In 1980, Health Care began to grow as it was separated from consumer packaged goods management and products, such as Kleenex, with a move to Roswell, Georgia.[7] Kimberly-Clark Health Care had offices in North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Europe, Asia and India. It also sold its products in more than 150 countries.[8]

Expansion

Kimberly-Clark Health Care opened European Health Care operations in Brussels in 1991.[9]

In 1999, Kimberly-Clark Health Care expanded into new global markets with the introduction of medical devices, including Mic-Key Enteral Feeding Systems and Trach Care Closed Suction Systems.[10]

Company acquisitions

In 1998, Ballard Medical Product, a maker of disposable medical devices for respiratory care, gastroenterology and cardiology, was purchased by Kimberly-Clark for $764 million.[11]

That same year, Kimberly-Clark also acquired TECNOL Medical Products, Inc., a maker of disposable face masks and patient care products.[12]

Kimberly-Clark acquired Safeskin Corporation in 2000, a maker of disposable gloves for healthcare, high technology and scientific industries.[13]

In 2009, Kimberly-Clark acquired Baylis Medial Company’s Pain Management Business.[14]

Also in 2009, Kimberly-Clark acquired I-Flow Corporation, a healthcare company that developed drug delivery systems and products for post-surgical pain relief and surgical site care.[15]

Spin-Off

In November 2013, Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced the company’s plan to pursue a tax-free spin-off of the company’s health care business creating a stand-alone, publicly traded health care company. Robert E. Abernathy, would become chief executive officer of the new company.[16]

In May 2014, Kimberly-Clark announced that the Form 10 for the spin-off plan had been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and that the new company, Halyard Health, would be headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.[17]

The spin-off was scheduled to come into effect on October 31, 2014. At that time Halyard Health applied to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HYH." One hundred percent of the shares of Halyard Health would be distributed to Kimberly-Clark shareholders, one share for every eight shares of Kimberly-Clark stock.[17]

On November 3, 2014, Halyard debuted as a public company following the spin-off, and began trading on the NYSE under the symbol "HYH."

Products

Halyard Health focuses on seven categories of products; surgical solutions, digestive health, respiratory health, pain management, infection prevention, Intravenous therapy and wound care.

Surgical Solutions

Halyard Health’s surgical solutions help to protect both the healthcare professional and patient during procedures and keeping the surgical environment sterile.

Products include: [18]

  • Surgical Gowns [19]
  • Microbial Sealant
  • Custom Procedure Trays
  • Surgical Pain Management/Acute Pain Solutions
  • Surgical Drapes & Packs [20]
  • Sterilization Solutions
  • Facial Protection

Halyard Health developed the MicroCool Breathable High Performance Surgical Gown. It has the highest Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation level of liquid barrier protection against blood and other bodily fluids. The gown has a micro porous fabric, which utilizes two layers of nonwoven fabric to enclose a protective film layer that "breathes," to dispel body heat.[21]

Halyard’s Aero Blue performance surgical gowns have a cool shield core that lets moisture vapor pass through without fluid penetration in the critical zones.[22]

In 1978, Halyard Health (then Kimberly-Clark) invented Kimguard Sterilization Wrap as an affordable, high-performance alternative to traditional cloth wrapping materials and metal containers. Since creating the original wrap, Halyard Health made two improvements to the product, resulting in One-Step and One-Step Quick Check sterilization wraps.[23]

Digestive health

Halyard Health offers digestive health products for enteral feeding, diagnostics and endoscopy procedures.

Products include:[24]

  • Mic feeding tubes
  • Mic-key feeding tubes[25]
  • CLOtest and PYtest
  • Gastic Lavage systems and tubes
  • Paracentesis kits, needles and trays
  • Endoscopy catheters, cleaning devices and cytology brushes

Halyard’s Mic-Key Low-Profile & Mic Feeding Tubes are used in patients who require enteral feeding, can’t tolerate oral feeding, require gastric decompression and/or medication delivery directly into either the stomach, distal to the stomach, distal duodenum or proximal jejunum.[26]

Respiratory health

Halyard Health Ventilator-associated-events (VAE) products provide critical care clinicians with airway management products, education and compliance programs.

Products include:[27]

  • Closed Suction Catheters[28]
  • Oral Care Kits[29]
  • Endotracheal Tubes
  • Bal Cath Sampling Catheters

Halyard makes cuffed endotracheal tubes for both adults and pediatrics. The device was introduced by the company in 2006 and is made out of micro-thin polyurethane.[30][31]

Since 2001, Halyard has produced mini-BAL systems with Ballard Technology for accurate VAP.[32]

Pain management

Halyard Health offers pain management products for chronic pain and surgical pain/acute pain.

Products include:[33]

  • Needles, Trays and Kits
  • Cooled RF Products
  • Radiofrequency Products
  • Incisional and Ambulatory Pain Pumps
  • Nerve Block Pumps

Halyard's Cooled Radiofrequency (RF) Treatment, Coolief, is used to create radiofrequency lesions in nervous tissue, which can help to treat spine anatomy.[34]

The ON-Q Pain Relief System, an I-Flow LLC product, is a narcotic alternative for managing pain after surgery. It provides regional anesthesia therapy near or around the surgical site.[35]

Infection Prevention

Halyard Health’s personal protective equipment protects healthcare workers and patients from contamination and infections.

Products include:[36]

  • Medical Gloves
  • Isolation Gowns
  • Facial and Respiratory Protection[37]
  • Protective Apparel
  • Chemotherapy Personal Protective Equipment
  • Patient Care
  • Hand Hygiene Solutions

Halyard’s portfolio of infection prevention products includes brands such as Purple Nitrile, Lavender Nitrile, Sterling Nitrile and Fluidshield.[38]

After acquiring SafeSkin, a maker of disposable gloves, Halyard entered the latex and synthetic glove market.[39]

Halyard also produced the first face mask designed for children approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).[40]

IV Therapy

Halyard Health’s line of IV therapy products include disposable, portable infusion systems for in-home drug delivery. Halyard offers tow versions of home pumps- one for antibiotics and the other for chemotherapy.[41]

Wound Care

Halyard Health developed a wound care dressing, Oxygenesys, which contains oxygen bubbles that travel deep into wounds to improve healing and maintain moisture.[42]

HAI watch programs

Not on My Watch

In 2008, Halyard Health launched a global educational campaign, Not on My Watch. Its purpose was to educate healthcare workers and support their efforts to reduce the spread of healthcare associated infections (HAI) such as MRSA, CLABSI and Cdiff.[43]

HAI Watchdog

In 2010, the HAI Watchdog Awards were created to recognize the efforts of healthcare professionals working together to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI). It facilitates the sharing of best practices among clinicians and recognizes four exceptional participants with educational grants. The awards are broken into two categories:[44]

Clinician's Choice Award

This category is for HAI prevention initiatives that help educate and build awareness, but may not be directly measured by specific HAI rate changes.[45]

Panel-Judged Award

This category is for successful programs yielding a measurable reduction in HAI rates over time.[46]

Clean Hands Care

In 2013, Halyard Health released a campaign called "Clean Hands Care" to spread awareness about how washing and sanitizing hands can prevent hospital-associated infections (HAI).[47]

Headquarters/campus

Halyard Health's campus is located in Alpharetta, Georgia, just north of Atlanta.

Corporate governance

Current members of the board of directors of Halyard Health are: Robert E. Abernathy, Gary D. Blackford, John P. Byrnes, Ronald W. Dollens, Heidi K. Fields, Patrick J. O’Leary, Maria Sainz, and Dr. Julie Shimer.[48]

Awards

In 2013 and 2014, Halyard Health was named a winner of the Practice Greenhealth Champion for Change Awards, recognizing the company's ongoing commitment to sustainability accomplishments in support of people, the planet and products.[49][50]

Halyard Health was awarded Innovative Technology Designation for Coolief Cooled Radiofrequency Treatment at Novation Expo 2015.[51]

Community

Since Kimberly-Clark's original grant to help launch MedShare in 1998, the company has funded the shipment of $18.5 million worth of supplies to 13 countries in Latin America.[52]

Since then, Halyard examination gloves have been on every MedShare shipment and Halyard Health continues to be one of MedShare’s largest medical product donors. In 2015 Halyard donated $400,000 in medical supplies to MedShare for April 2015 Nepal earthquake relief efforts including surgical gowns, protective masks, and examination gloves.[53]

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