Vidacare Corporation has agreed to a Strategic Support Investment of the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) to support the continuing research and education initiatives that EMF provides to improve patient care and the practice of emergency medicine. The year-long sponsorship will help EMF expand the body of knowledge that is paramount to the advancement of the specialty of emergency medicine.

“Improving patient care and practice is a core value of Vidacare, and we are extremely proud of this strategic partnership with the Emergency Medicine Foundation and its commitment to advancing research within the emergency medicine community,” said Phil Faris, President and CEO of Vidacare Corporation.

“The Emergency Medicine Foundation is pleased to welcome Vidacare to the EMF Corporate Advisory Council, and shares the commitment of saving lives through emergency care,” said Alexander Rosenau, DO, FACEP, EMF Chairman.

Since 1972, the EMF’s strategic mission is to support emergency medicine research and education to improve patient care and the practice of emergency medicine. As the oldest national foundation organized for the specific purpose of funding research in emergency medicine, EMF is able to benefit the millions of Americans who rely on quality emergency care.

Established in 2001, Vidacare Corporation is the developer of a broad technology platform that is defining the new field of intraosseous (inside the bone) medicine, with the potential to establish new standards of clinical excellence in the safe, rapid performance of medical procedures using the intraosseous space. Current applications include vascular access, emergency and disaster medicine, oncology, spinal surgery applications and regenerative medicine. Vidacare’s focus on enhancing clinical efficacy, patient safety and comfort, and reducing complications and their associated costs, has resulted in its devices becoming the recognized technology standard in their respective clinical fields. Privately held, the company is based in San Antonio, Texas, and its products are marketed in over 50 countries worldwide. www.vidacare.com