Dräger Earns Respiratory Care's Highest Honor for Seventh Straight Year – AARC Zenith Award

Dräger today announced that the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) has honored the company with its esteemed Zenith Award for delivering outstanding products and services to the respiratory care profession. This is the seventh straight year in a row that AARC members have selected Dräger for this prestigious recognition. The award was presented during the AARC 61th International Respiratory Convention in Tampa, Fla. on November 7, 2015.

 

Established in 1989, the AARC Zenith Award is considered the “people’s choice” award of the respiratory care profession and highly prized by its recipients. Each year, AARC asks its membership, which comprises 48,000 respiratory therapists and other clinicians, to vote for those manufacturers, service organizations and supply companies that provide the respiratory care community with exemplary service based on the following criteria:

 

 

“The AARC is honored to again recognize Dräger as one of the 2015 Zenith awardees,” said AARC Executive Director and CEO Thomas Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC. “Dräger is a strong partner and we are most appreciative of their long standing commitment to our respiratory therapists and profession.”

 

“Respiratory therapists play a vital role in delivering patient care so it is a tremendous honor that they have once again chosen Dräger as a valued partner in their efforts,” said Lothar Thielen, President Region North America, Dräger. “We are committed to providing best in class support and customer service and this award is a testament to our efforts.”

 

Dräger’s Respiratory Care devices span the spectrum of critical care, neonatal care, acute care, noninvasive therapy and emergency/transport ventilation. To celebrate this award, Dräger sponsored the opening reception at this year’s AARC International Respiratory Convention.