VitalAire joins the Advisory Council of the Salut ICT Foundation in Catalonia.

-VitalAire joined the prestigious group of companies that are in the Salut ICT Foundation as a member company

Madrid, December of 2011- the Foundation ICT Salut is a Think Tank with the Mission of achieving the full incorporation of the Catalan health system in the knowledge society. Its aim is to promote the development and use of technologies of information and communication technology ICT and networking in the field of health, moving towards a model based on personalised and humane care for all citizens.

It is also a meeting point where seeking solutions with added value to the new challenges posed by the health system.

VitalAire and la Salut ICT Foundation are working together since 2008. Today it has become a part of the Advisory Council are more than 50 skilled people in the industry. In this sense, the company offers its experience in home health services to improve the lives of patients and optimise cost – efficiency of healthcare spending.

Francisco Crespo, VitalAire Marketing Director and member of the Advisory Council of the Salut ICT Foundation explains: the development of technologies is very important to promote home care and thus reduce health care spending. At VitalAire work every day to improve the quality of life of patients ”.

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health home VitalAire

VitalAire aims to ensure the quality of care of the patient in their family environment, benefiting health systems, by freeing resources of the hospital. To this end, VitalAire boasts a network of highly qualified personnel to treat ailments such as apnea sleep, COPD, asthma or cystic fibrosis, inter alia, through the provision of oxygen and development of the necessary technology.