Zoll signs testing agreement with Mass. hospital

Jeff Byers | | Health Exec | Economics
Saints Medical Center (SMC), a nonprofit healthcare facility based in Lowell, Mass., has entered into an agreement with Zoll Medical, a medical devices and software developer, to have Zoll collaborate and test new product and technology concepts with SMC, including its emergency medical service.

Recently, SMC purchased Zoll R Series defibrillators, according to Zoll, of Chelmsford, Mass.

SMC provides 9-1-1 Advanced Life Support response service in the Massachusetts communities of Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro and Westford as well as Lowell.

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