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We recognize the enormous pressure the COVID-19 pandemic places on health systems and healthcare providers as they work to provide the best care. Both the Gradian CCV (Comprehensive Care Ventilator) and Gradian UAM (Universal Anaesthesia Machine) offer features pertinent to COVID-19 (and critical care) patient management, particularly in three key areas: 1) mechanical ventilation, 2) […]
Dear all, Having been recently named the CEO of Gradian Health Systems, I would typically use this opportunity to introduce myself and my new role but these are atypical times. Gradian has grown from a singular idea around building a better anesthesia machine for low-resource settings to an operating model that recognizes a product is only as strong […]
Gradian Health Systems’ Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Lina Sayed has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Stephen Rudy. Over her 7 years with Gradian, Lina has demonstrated a deep understanding of the Gradian business model and exhibited effective leadership in several roles, including most recently as Chief Operating Officer. Lina’s career […]
Gradian Health Systems plays a role in equipping and training front-line anesthesia and critical care providers, and—as with all times—we are committed to supporting their needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are actively monitoring the situation and are working with ministries of health and local partners to help strengthen the readiness of the health systems […]
In late 2018, the Universal Anaesthesia Machine (UAM) underwent a series of design updates based on feedback from Gradian customers. As a result, it is possible that you will observe two designs of the UAM in Gradian’s markets. We refer to them as Rev A (our first model) and Rev B (our second model). Although the […]
Every minute, somewhere around the world, a surgical patient receives anesthesia care with the Universal Anaesthesia Machine (UAM). One minute, she may be a pregnant woman needing a reliable source of oxygen for an emergency C-section; another, he may be a young boy with appendicitis in need of safe anesthesia, perhaps even during a blackout. […]
Gradian just reached a major milestone: the UAM has now contributed to more than 1,000,000 safer surgeries worldwide. (Based on our estimates, the UAM’s millionth patient was treated sometime in the middle of 2019.) In a world where 5 in 7 people lack access to safe surgery and anesthesia, the UAM has helped roughly 1,235,000 […]
For six years, the UAM at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital – serving a population of 4.5 million people in eastern Uganda – has helped providers deliver anesthesia more effectively and reliably to their patients. As the primary anesthesia machine in the maternity ward, the UAM is used during nearly 3,000 C-sections a year – many […]
If you walk into a Gradian Simulation Lab in Tanzania, you may find a cohort of anesthesia providers from rural Tanzania varying in age, background, and level of experience – from no formal training to experienced anesthetists – managing a power failure in an emergency surgery . What might surprise you, however, are the smiles […]
At Kabwe General Hospital in Kabwe, Tanzania, the Universal Anaesthesia Machine (UAM) is regarded differently from other medical equipment. Mulonda Kangili, the hospital’s anesthesist, says that the UAM is “the machine that has made life easier.”
