Another Way to Detect Hidden Heart Disease
King 5 News | February 19, 2008
“Karen Marate thought she was doing everything right until she volunteered for a test that revealed dangerous blockages in her neck that could lead to a heart attack or stroke.”
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Handhelds Become Instant Hit for Maker of Ultrasound Devices
CNN Money | February 7, 2008
“Shortly after Sonosite launched its newest product lineup in December, management knew it hit a home run.”
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Medical Device Manufacturer Makes Hand-Carried Ultrasound a Reality
Microsoft Case Study | November 7, 2007
“Sonosite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO) is leading in the race to make medical imaging devices smaller and more portable. Its lightweight, hand-carried, point-of-care ultrasound products enable clinicians to deliver safer, better, faster care, right at the patient bedside.” Read full article
iPods in Bedside Medical Education
Apple.com | October 2007
“The iPod has come to the bedside.” Read full article
Sleek, Small Ultrasound
HeraldNet | October 2007
"Medical technology isn’t just cool, it may one day save your life." Read full article
Making Noise with Ultrasound
HeraldNet | October 2007
“Fun Fong practically drooled over Sonosite’s latest ultrasound machine, watching as one of the company’s staff members showed off its sharp imaging capabilities and other attributes.” Read full article
A Leader with Vision
SCBJ | April 2007
“Under Goodwin, Sonosite has become the world leader in portable ultrasound."
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Scanning Sonosite
MSNBC | January 9, 2007
“The top dog in portable ultrasound gear closes out the year with accelerated top-line growth.”
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They Dish It out
HeraldNet | December 29, 2006
“Technicians at local high-tech companies’ do all kinds of bad, nasty stuff’ to ensure their products keep working in extreme conditions.”
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Sonosite on the Small Screen
HeraldNet | September 25, 2006
“The Bothell-based company uses podcasts for its ultrasound scanner training.”
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Q&A: Sonosite’s Kevin Goodwin
Red Herring | January 14, 2006
“Ultrasound is more than an obstetrician’s grey-scale visual into the womb. The technology is found far beyond the commonly associated fields of obstetrics and gynecology.”
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Ultrasound on the Move
Seattle Times | January 5, 2006
“New York City internist John Postley is practicing the medicine of the future – at least as it’s envisioned by one Bothell company.” Read full article
Medical Marvel
Barron’s | November 7, 2005
“Sonosite is growing significantly faster than the average medical-device company and much faster than larger capital-equipment imaging companies like a GE or Siemens.” Read full article
Better Peek Inside
Herald Net | August 8, 2005
“Sonosite’s portable ultrasound machines have helped doctors from Seattle emergency rooms to field hospitals in Iraq quickly find internal injuries.”
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Power in a Small Package
RT image | August 8, 2005
“Sonosite Inc. announces the worldwide launch of its MicroMaxx ultrasound system, the company’s third generation hand-carried product.” Read full article
The Sonosite MicroMaxx
MedGadget | April 20, 2005
“Sonosite, Inc. has announced the release of its latest, laptop size ultrasound system.” Read full article
On Sonosite’s Screen
Business Week | March 14, 2005
“There are few CEOs like Kevin Goodwin, who boasts that his company leaves General Electric in the dust. Sonosite is way ahead of GE — in handheld products for ultrasound imaging.” Read full article
Shake ‘Em Up
Forbes | February 14, 2005
“Kevin Goodwin has a cheap handheld ultrasound device. Can he take down GE and Siemens?”
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Global Health: Teaching Ultrasound in El Salvador
It is sometimes easy to forget how privileged we are to have access to modern conveniences, healthcare technologies and services. Fortunately, at Sonosite, we enjoy supporting many adventurous care providers who share their skills in resource limited countries. One such Doctor is Dr Jennifer Chao. Upon her return from El Salvador we received this informative email:
On May 19 and 20th, twenty-one physicians in El Salvador participated in a 2 day paediatric bedside ultrasound course at Benjamin Bloom Children's Hospital in San Salvador, El Salvador. This is the fourth time that such a course…
Global Health: Teaching ultrasound in Malawi - Dr Bergman
Global Health is more than providing medical care in resource limited countries. To create sustainable global health, four physicians from Contra Costa Family Medicine residency traveled to Malawi to do an ultrasound training for Malawian clinicians. They were kind enough to send us lots of photos and the following summary:
For the past five years, Contra Costa has taught a comprehensive point-of-care ultrasound course for its Family Medicine residents. While these skills have become quite useful in the hospital and the clinic in the US, their ultrasound skills have become particularly…