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Mermed Australia celebrated turning 30 over the weekend at the annual Christmas party. What an incredible time to reflect. We at Mermed started all those years ago with a mission to provide labelling solutions to the healthcare industry that was not seen before. Today, we’re proud that Mermed products support medical institutions right across Australia.

Image taken on location in a hospital (we have kept the name secret for their protection). We have a broad range of floor signs available at Mermed. We can be highly flexible and custom design to meet your needs or you can access pre made signs directly on our website.

Meeting the needs of our customers with high quality and simple product solutions was the core driver for Tony Mercieca who founded Mermed. His son Alan, current Managing Director, continues those values with products designed by Tony.

Alan Mercieca, spent time in the Jackson Allison booth and thoroughly enjoyed meeting our New Zealand customers to hear about their challenges and opportunities. Alan received some really positive feedback on the L-Trace electronic tracking system. We at Mermed are excited to be partnered with the L-Trace developer On-Solutions.

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Mermed is committed to patient safety using the latest innovation and technology. It is important that surgical environments stay free of small particles that can cause complications for post-op patients.

All of Mermed’s high quality products comply with all Australian standards including those set out by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare’s
labelling recommendation’s specify ‘peel off’ labels are used for container labels on the perioperative sterile field.

In her article titled “Medication Errors to Watch For – 6 High Risk Medications” Anne Leversha, a Senior Lecturer at Monash University, highlights the dangers involved with administering high risk medications.

Patients have died in hospitals both in Australia and overseas after being mistakenly injected with potassium chloride instead of normal saline. In an effort to reduce the risks associated with the use of intravenous potassium chloride.