Corporate Partner Showcase
The following companies provide over one-half of the funds needed to support Oley programs. Corporate relationships also strengthen our educational and outreach efforts.
For their continued interest and strong commitment we remain grateful. The Oley Foundation does not accept advertisements on its web site. .
Unrestricted Corporate Gifts
PLATINUM LEVEL PARTNERS ($70,000+)
Nutrishare, Inc.
GOLDEN
MEDALLION PARTNERS ($50,000 -$69,000)
Coram Specialty Infusion
Services
ThriveRx
SILVER CIRCLE
PARTNERS ($30,000-$49,999)
BRONZE STAR PARTNER
($20,000-$29,999)
BENEFACTOR LEVEL PARTNERS
($10,000-$19,999)
Abbott Nutrition
InfuScience, Inc.
Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition
PATRONS LEVEL PARTNERS ($5,000-$9,999)
Applied Medical Technology, Inc.
Baxter Healthcare
Critical Care Systems, Inc.
NPS Pharmaceuticals
Walgreens-OptionCare
BLUE RIBBON
PARTNERS ($2,500-$4,999)
Kimberly-Clark
Sherwood Clinical
CONTRIBUTORS ($1,000-$2,499)
Moog Medical
Devices Group/Zevex
07/09/2010 Updated
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Abbott Nutrition
Abbott Nutrition is a
longtime leader in the U.S. nutritional marketplace, and strives “to be the
worldwide leader in providing superior nutritional products that advance the
quality of life for people of all ages.” Abbott Nutrition manufactures and
distributes therapeutic nutritional products such as: PediaSure® Enteral
Formulas, designed to provide a source of Complete, Balanced Nutrition® for
children ages one to thirteen; Vital jr.®, a semi-elemental formula for the
nutritional needs of children ages one to thirteen years; EleCare, an elemental
formula for infants and children who need an amino acid based medical food, and
Jevity® 1.2 Cal, an isotonic, fiber-fortified tube-feeding product with the
prebiotic NutraFlora® scFOS®.
Applied Medical
Applied Medical
Technology, Inc. (AMT) was present at the birth and development of the
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) movement. The company’s founder
co-invented the first button low-profile feeding device. “Since then,” the
company writes, “AMT has introduced innovative designs and materials to advance
PEG tubes by increasing patient comfort while improving patient outcomes. AMT’s
Mini ONE® Balloon and Non-Balloon Buttons have unique design features that
provide increased patient comfort and long life.” The company’s products are
compatible with other manufacturer’s feed sets as well as its own feed sets and
accessories.
Apria Healthcare / Coram Inc.,
Specialty Infusion Services
Coram and Apria have merged to create a leading provider of home nutrition
services with the goal of exceeding its customers’ expectations every day. With
the company’s comprehensive nutrition advantage program, it is dedicated to
providing the highest quality clinical care and personal support for both
enteral and parenteral consumers. Coram and Apria offer over twenty-five years
of experience, home nutrition support teams, consumer advocacy, and the national
coverage and local expertise you need.
Baxa Corporation
Baxa develops devices and
systems for safe and efficient preparation, handling, packaging, and
administration of fluid medications. The company’s Exacta-Mix™ and MicroMacro™
automated compounders safely mix parenteral nutrition solutions for home and
hospital use. Baxa compounders are automated systems that accurately deliver
both macro and micro ingredients in a single unit, with bar code ingredient
verification to eliminate medication errors. These systems represent the
state-of-the-art for nutritional support.
Baxter Healthcare
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
has more than seventy-five years experience in developing parenteral nutrition
solutions that work together to improve patient outcomes. According to the
company, “Baxter offers clinicians and patients the broadest portfolio of
parenteral nutrition in the industry that includes CLINIMIX Injections, an
innovative commercially manufactured multi-chamber bag of parenteral nutrition
formulations.” Baxter also offers INFUVITE multiple vitamins for infusion (Sandoz
Canada Inc.); lipid emulsions for infusion; AUTOMIX 3+3 and MICROMIX automated
compounding equipment; and LOGIX compounding software. Parenteral nutrition
solutions from Baxter efficiently help professionals meet the nutritional goals
of patients. More information about multi-chamber bag PN is available at
www.clinimix.com.
Coram Specialty
Infusion Services
Coram has been a proud supporter of the
Oley Foundation for over twenty-five years, and is now in its thirtieth year of
empowering home nutrition consumers through individualized customer service,
clinical expertise, education, and support. Coram’s local nutrition support
teams understand that every consumer is at a different stage of their treatment
and their life, and take into account travel plans, work schedules, and
nutrition needs in order to develop a therapeutic plan to enhance their quality
of life.
Above and beyond locally available home nutrition support teams for each patient, Coram offers a broad array of in-home and online patient support, a patient advocacy hotline, consumer informational teleconferences, travel programs, and a quarterly support magazine. An in-depth resource for anyone in the parenteral or enteral nutrition community can be found at www.WeNourish.com — which features a consumer blog, extensive resource links, and a host of downloadable educational materials, as well as therapy-specific audio tutorials and educational videos.
Critical Care Systems, Inc.
Critical Care Systems
is a leading national specialty infusion company that provides comprehensive
clinical services to pediatric and adult populations through a national
footprint of Joint Commission accredited community-based branches. The company’s
Specialty Nutrition Support Program is supported by a team of dietitians,
nurses, pharmacists, and reimbursement specialists who excel in parenteral
nutrition, clinical support, and customer service. Whether their customers
require short- or long-term therapy, Critical Care Systems provides flexible,
individualized care adapted to the consumer’s lifestyle.
InfuScience, Inc.
As the “next
generation of comprehensive infusion providers,” InfuScience is proud to be an
Oley partner. Utilizing decades of experience from leaders in the infusion
industry, InfuScience excels in the delivery of nutrition services, antibiotic,
and other infusion therapies in the home. The InfuScience team is dedicated to
exceeding its customer’s needs while providing optimal patient care, education,
and support. Maintaining high standards in the delivery of infusion therapy
allows InfuScience to provide a valuable experience to customers. Visit
www.infuscience.com to learn more about the company’s commitment to serving
patients with integrity, quality, and accountability.
Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark
develops, manufactures, and markets the comprehensive line of MIC* feeding
tubes, including the Kimberly-Clark*MIC-KEY* low-profile gastrostomy feeding
tube (now available in 12 Fr size for pediatrics) and the Kimberly-Clark*
MIC-KEY* low-profile transgastric jejunal feeding tube. The company is the maker
of the first balloon gastrostomy feeding tube and is a leader in ongoing
research, development, and customer support.
*Registered
trademark or trademark of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., or its affiliates.
Moog Medical Devices
Group/Zevex
Moog Medical Devices Group, formerly Zevex, is an advanced medical technology
company that manufactures and markets a wide range of medical pump devices
including enteral feeding pumps, infusion pumps, and post-operative pain
management devices. The company writes that “the EnteraLite Infinity enteral
feeding pump is highly portable, +/- 5% accurate, extremely easy to program, and
very rugged–it can be washed under running water.” The Infinity weighs less than
15 ounces, has a 24-hour battery life, and can be operated in any orientation
due to the elimination of the drip chamber. To learn more about the Infinity and
how to remove the traditional barriers to enteral feeding, please visit Moog’s
Web site at www.moog.com/medical.
Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition
Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition’s
enteral product solutions help optimize the nutritional intake of consumers and
patients while supporting prescribed medical treatments. Whether a patient needs
to combat disease, recover more quickly, or maintain their health, Nestlé
HealthCare Nutrition provides quality nutrition products to those with special
needs, in every stage of life. Nestlé’s heritage and global leadership in the
food and beverage market has given it the ability to touch the lives of
consumers in every continent on the globe. Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition is the
second-largest health care company in the world.
NPS Pharmaceuticals
NPS Pharmaceuticals is
developing new treatment options for patients with rare gastrointestinal and
endocrine disorders. The company is currently conducting two Phase 3 clinical
studies. Teduglutide, a proprietary analog of GLP-2, is being evaluated in a
Phase 3 clinical study known as STEPS for parenteral nutrition dependence
associated with short bowel syndrome and in preclinical development for
gastrointestinal mucositis and other pediatric indications. NPSP558 (parathyroid
hormone 1-84 [rDNA origin] injection) is being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical
study known as REPLACE as a hormone replacement therapy for hypoparathyroidism.
For more information, please visit www.npsp.com.
Nutrishare, Inc.
Rod Okamoto and Tom Diamantidis attended their first Oley conference in 1991,
the same year that Nutrishare was founded. Nutrishare writes, “The company’s
cornerstone principle of focusing exclusively on homePN care and honoring the
consumers’ rights to choose their health care providers and the products they
use were forged during that remarkable conference in Saratoga Springs, New York,
that summer.”
In 2007, Nutrishare, together with the Oley Foundation, launched the Nutrishare Research Prize, designed to recognize and encourage clinical research that will improve the quality of life for homePN consumers and their families. Together, Nutrishare and Oley pioneered Oley’s Platinum Level of corporate support as a tribute to the Oley Foundation’s mission. 2009 celebrates eighteen consecutive years of Nutrishare’s exclusive dedication to the home TPN consumer.
Sherwood Clinical
Sherwood Clinical began
as the vision of one man. Seeing a need, Charles Sherwood developed a plan to
deliver high-quality infusion care in the comfort and convenience of patients’
homes, and in 1993 Sherwood Clinical was born. Today, more than seventeen years
and one hundred employees later, Sherwood Clinical provides home-infusion care
throughout Georgia and the western Carolinas.
Sherwood Clinical provides a wide range of services including antibiotic therapy; enteral and parenteral therapy for adult and pediatric patients; on-site dietitian with clinical enteral and TPN expertise; central line maintenance; IV hydration; IV inotropics; IVIG therapy; pain management; Synagis home injections (for RSV prevention); intermittent therapies including Tysabri, Remicade, Reclast; skilled nurse visits; and patient and caregiver education. Sherwood Clinical also provides nebulizers through our newest division, Nebs and Meds.
ThriveRx
The mission of ThriveRx is to optimize the nutritional well-being of the homePEN
consumer through advocacy, clinical care, and education. The company writes,
“Advocacy is at the forefront of our agenda, as reflected in our customized
products and services, advisory boards, and Consumer Advocate program. Our goal
is to empower consumers and their families to live life!”
ThriveRx has put its mission into action as a Golden Medallion Partner, and contributes additional financial support to Oley through the company’s Full Circle program: $1 for every day of parenteral nutrition and $1 for every course of enteral nutrition that its patients require nationwide. ThriveRx is committed to giving back to improve life for those on homePEN.
Walgreens-OptionCare
Walgreens-OptionCare is a
single-source provider of total parenteral nutrition and/or enteral therapy with
individualized care based on the patient’s therapy needs. The company’s services
provide care to those of any age and at any condition stage.
Walgreens-OptionCare proactively manages the consumer’s nutritional requirements
with a thorough medical assessment, therapy monitoring, and 24-hour access to
healthcare staff.
Walgreens-OptionCare is committed to outstanding clinical programs and quality care. “Our dietitians and home care professionals balance patient needs with those of the healthcare team to achieve successful results” Walgreens-OptionCare offers accredited home infusion, respiratory therapy/oxygen, nutrition support, and home medical equipment in thirty-six states.