NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 8, 2024--
Universal Marine Medical Supply International (“Unimed” or the “Company”), the leading global provider of pharmaceutical and medical solutions to the maritime industry, today announced the launch of comprehensive telemedicine capabilities, further strengthening the Company’s technology-enabled maritime medical platform.
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Accessing medical care at sea remains an ongoing challenge for the maritime industry due to crew members’ prolonged periods away from accessible ports. This reality significantly impacts their physical and mental well-being as well as vessel operators’ long-term crew retention. Unimed’s telemedicine solution bridges this gap, providing 24/7 global access to experienced maritime doctors and nurses stationed at the Company’s medical health center in Athens, Greece. These experts offer urgent care and mental health services to vessels and crew members across international waters, reaching them wherever they might be. The telemedicine solution is integrated into Unimed’s proprietary medScale+© digital platform, currently utilized by over 5,500 vessels through a mobile app or web browser.
Through a subscription model — which Unimed first introduced to the industry in 2018 — medScale+ provides transparency by leveraging Unimed’s virtual tracking of all vessels’ on-board pharmaceutical products, vaccines, and medical supplies. By integrating telemedicine into medScale+, vessel operators combine a uniquely transparent digital tool to monitor and report their onboard medical capabilities with seamless access to timely and high-quality medical care, even when thousands of miles away from shore or an accessible port.
“For nearly 50 years, Unimed has been dedicated to safeguarding health at sea. Our telemedicine solution offers both customers and their crew members assurance of convenient access to medical care from anywhere in the world,” said Søren Andersen, CEO of Unimed. “As a longtime leader in the industry, we possess a profound understanding of the maritime industry and our customers’ medical compliance and risk management needs. Introducing telemedicine continues our long track record of digital innovation to improve well-being at sea, and we look forward to rolling out this innovative, cost-effective solution globally to continue being the go-to medical partner for our growing client base.”
Unimed’s telemedicine services will operate from the Company’s medical center in Athens, Greece, staffed exclusively with EU-certified doctors. This strategic location ensures 24/7 global coverage with access to medical specialists all familiar with the maritime industry’s unique challenges. This proactive approach offers a service based on direct industry knowledge and critical customer needs and also aligns with Unimed’s express mission to enhance life on board vessels and improve crew members’ well-being, driving the industry forward in safety and welfare.
“As Unimed embraces the future of healthcare and wellness at sea, we see an unparalleled commitment to pioneering solutions that not only meet the unique challenges of maritime environments, but also elevate standards across the medical care industry worldwide,” said James Zenni, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of ZCG. “Unimed’s vision represents the next step in health and wellness for maritime vessels, revolutionizing care and setting new standards with technology-driven approaches that ensure safer and healthier maritime environments for all.”
Unimed is a portfolio company of Z Capital Partners, L.L.C., the private equity arm of Z Capital Group, L.L.C. (“ZCG”) ( www.zcg.com ), a leading privately held merchant bank.
To learn more about medScale+, visit https://medscaleplus.com/.
About Unimed
Unimed is the industry leader in medical supply, equipment and oxygen distribution to global maritime industries, specializing in the delivery of integrated healthcare and safety supply chain logistical solutions to clients worldwide.
Unimed is a portfolio company of Z Capital Partners, L.L.C., the private equity arm of Z Capital Group, L.L.C. (“ZCG”) ( www.zcg.com ), a leading privately held merchant bank.
For more information, please visit https://universalmarinemedical.com/.
About ZCG
ZCG is a leading, privately held merchant bank comprised of private markets asset management, business consulting services, technology development and solutions.
For almost 30 years, ZCG Principals have invested tens of billions in capital and have industry leading track records in private equity and credit.
ZCG has approximately $7B of AUM in asset management and its investors are some of the largest and most sophisticated global institutional investors including pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and insurance companies.
ZCG has a global team comprised of over 400 professionals. For more information, please visit www.zcg.com.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler struck out 11 in seven innings, Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer and Kyle Schwarber added a solo shot to help the Philadelphia Phillies complete a four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 6-1 win on Monday.
The major league-leading Phillies (25-11) won their sixth straight and have won 10 of 11 and 17 of 20 to open a three-game lead over Atlanta in the NL East.
The Phillies have also won 10 straight games at Citizens Bank Park, just two wins shy of matching the team record set in 2012. Philadelphia also set a franchise record with 11 straight wins against NL West opponents.
Harper homered for the second straight game and his eighth of the season made it 4-0 against Giants rookie Mason Black (0-1). Black made his major league debut in front of his parents, younger brother, girlfriend and scores of friends and relatives who made the trip to watch him pitch against his boyhood favorite team.
The 24-year-old Black — named the seventh-best prospect in baseball, per MLB.com — was the Giants’ third-round pick in the 2021 draft out of Lehigh University. Black recorded a 1-2-3 first inning that included strikeouts of J.T. Realmuto and Harper, the latter caught looking at an 88 mph changeup.
Black gave up eight hits, five runs and three walks. He struck out four in 4 1/3 innings.
GUARDIANS 2, TIGERS 1
CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez hit a solo homer in the sixth inning, breaking Hall of Famer Larry Doby’s franchise record with his 87th career go-ahead blast and lifting Cleveland to a win over Detroit.
Ramírez’s drive off starter Jack Flaherty (0-2) hit the foul pole in right field, snapping a 1-all tie that had stood since the first. The Guardians have the second-best record in the American League at 23-12.
Riley Greene homered on the first pitch of the game for Detroit, which lost its fourth straight. The shot off Triston McKenzie was Greene’s second leadoff homer of the season and the third of his three-year career.
Nick Sandlin (3-0) worked 1 1/3 innings for the win and Emmanuel Clase earned his 11th save, moving into a four-way tie for the most in the majors.
PIRATES 4, ANGELS 1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Edward Olivares hit his first career grand slam and Mitch Keller pitched a five-hitter to lead Pittsburgh to a victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Olivares’ slam came off Tyler Anderson in the third inning to break a scoreless tie as the Pirates went on to their third consecutive victory following a five-game losing streak. The Angels lost for the 14th time in 17 games.
The Pirates loaded the bases with no outs in the third as Andrew McCutchen and Ke’Bryan Hayes sandwiched walks around Bryan Reynolds’ double. One out later, Olivares hit a 424-foot drive into the left-field bleachers.
Keller (3-3) allowed only one run on Zach Neto’s solo shot in the fifth inning and threw 109 pitches in his second career complete game. He struck out five and walked one while getting 14 outs on ground balls in a game that lasted just 1:55.
RAYS 8, WHITE SOX 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jonny DeLuca continued his hot stretch with a homer and four RBIs, and Tampa Bay beat Mike Clevinger and the Chicago White Sox for their fourth consecutive win.
DeLuca has driven in 10 runs in four games after being sidelined with a broken right hand all season.
DeLuca had a two-run single in a three-run second against Clevinger, and hit a two-run drive off Jared Shuster during a three-run fifth that made it 7-2.
Clevinger (0-1) was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte before the game, and allowed four runs, six hits and four walks without a strikeout over two-plus innings in his season debut.
Clevinger got a late start this season after finalizing a $3 million, one-year contract on April 4. He went 9-9 with a 3.77 ERA and two complete games in 24 starts with the White Sox last season before becoming a free agent.
Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer for the AL-worst White Sox (8-27), who had won two in a row and five of nine. Chicago swept a three-game home series with the Rays April 26-28.
ROYALS 3, BREWERS 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Massey homered and Maikel Garcia singled in two runs in a three-run seventh inning as Kansas City rallied past Milwaukee.
After the Royals did next to nothing against Milwaukee starter Bryse Wilson, who allowed one hit and struck out six in six scoreless innings, they broke through in the seventh against the Brewers’ bullpen.
Massey greeted Jared Koenig (2-1) with a 412-foot homer to right-center. Koenig was lifted with one out after a walk and a hit batsman, and Garcia hit a bases-loaded single up the middle against Elvis Peguero.
Cole Ragans allowed two runs on two hits in six innings for the Royals, striking out eight. Nick Anderson (2-1) pitched a scoreless seventh. Tyler Duffey and Will Smith got through the eighth — helped by catcher Salvador Perez, who threw out Jackson Chourio trying to steal third — and Chris Stratton worked the ninth for his second save.
Gary Sánchez hit a two-run homer in the fourth for the Brewers, taking advantage of a strong southerly wind. He got a 2-1 fastball up into the air and it landed 427 feet away in the seats in left-center.
TWINS 3, MARINERS 1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Simeon Woods Richardson struck out a career-high eight in six shutout innings of one-hit ball, and Minnesota scored twice in the seventh to beat Seattle Mariners in the opener of their four-game series.
Minnesota rebounded quickly after its 12-game winning streak was snapped Sunday with a 9-2 loss to Boston.
Woods Richardson issued just one walk. He struck out five of the first six batters he faced and had seven strikeouts through three innings. The only hit he permitted was a leadoff single by Mitch Garver in the third.
Seattle loaded the bases with nobody out in the seventh but pushed across only one run against reliever Griffin Jax (3-2). Garver’s sacrifice fly plated Jorge Polanco to tie it 1-all before Luke Raley struck out to end the threat.
Seattle starter Luis Castillo (3-5) went 6 2/3 innings and struck out seven. He allowed three runs — two earned.
Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper celebrates after his three-run home run off San Francisco Giants pitcher Mason Black during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
