This week, we're excited to announce a new section of LTC Connection, Literature Link, which was created to introduce you to new ProMed product catalogs and publications and help you find great products that meet your facility's needs. Of course, we also have our weekly Customer Choice Awards section. In this issue, we're highlighting our Syringes, Needles, Solutions and IV Therapy category. Last but not least, we congratulate Pat Lamorte, the July recipient of ProMed's Employee Spotlight Award!

In this section of LTC Connection, we're sharing our newest product literature with you. We hope that these publications are a valuable tool in your continuous search for top-quality products at competitive prices. Equipment Choices: Support Surfaces & Pressure Redistribution Are you looking to replace support surfaces in your facility? If so, take a look at our Equipment Choices: Support Surfaces & Pressure Redistribution piece to learn more about our multi-zoned variable density, alternating pressure and low air loss mattress systems. The brochure also includes an assortment of pressure redistribution and safety products. Equipment Choices: Vital Signs Units Our Equipment Choices: Vital Signs Units brochure features three vital signs monitors and describes the units' features, warranties and rental agreement options. In this section of LTC Connection, we're shining a spotlight on ProMed products that have earned rave reviews from our customers. This week, we're featuring items from our Syringes, Needles, Solutions and IV Therapy category. All Nurse Assist USP solutions are certified to meet or exceed the strict standards listed in the United States Pharmacoepia (USP) monograph. Indications: For moistening of wound dressings, wound debridement and device irrigation. Available in a variety of sizes. The Hypodermic Needle-Pro Fixed Needle TB Syringe provides injection safety and is available with 25, 26 and 27g needles fixed to 1mL TB syringes. If you're a registered user on promedsupply.com, you can view items in this category by clicking on Online Catalog and then selecting Syringes, Needles, Solutions, & IV Therapy. If you're not registered on the site yet, your ProMed Customer Care Professional will be happy to get you set up. Everything that has been featured in LTC Connection is archived on ltc.promedsupply.com! Looking for a story from a few issues back? The convenient search feature puts what you're looking for right at your fingertips. The site also has links to Embrace magazine, our blog and our Facebook and Twitter accounts. We also added a link atop every LTC Connection newsletter to make the site easy to access. Congratulations to Pat Lamorte, the recipient of ProMed's July Employee Spotlight Award! Pat is a Marketing Production Specialist and has been with the company since May of 2009. "Pat works really hard and has taken on a lot of responsibility," said Kristin Simanis, Director of Marketing and Pat's manager. "He single-handedly runs the marketing printer in addition to keeping the product images on our website continuously up to date. He's dependable, shows a great deal of initiative and is a very happy person. He's willing to take on any projects that are thrown his way and always completes them in record time." According to Pat, his coworkers are his favorite part of being a member of Team ProMed. "There is no way I could work at a place where I couldn't share a few laughs with those around me throughout the day," he said. "The marketing team definitely knows how to have fun while still being productive." As the Employee Spotlight Award winner, Pat will be able to proudly display the Torch of Excellence trophy at his desk for the month of July. He was also given a $100 cash award.