The $200K award supports expansion of the FDA-cleared wireless platform for blood pressure and hemodynamic monitoring.
The Medical Society of the District of Columbia’s (MSDC) Healthy Physician Foundation announced the recipient of the inaugural Dr Cesar A. Caceres Innovation in Healthcare award, along with a $200,000 grant, to Caretaker Medical to advance VitalStream, its wireless blood pressure and hemodynamic monitoring platform.
The award was presented at MSDC’s 2025 Healthcare Honors dinner on March 26 and is supported by a grant from The Institute for Technology in Healthcare, which is concerned with the use of technology to benefit and stimulate others in health care.
The foundation’s award commemorates Dr Cesar A. Caceres, who was an esteemed medical professional dedicated to identifying and applying technology to solve healthcare problems. He founded the Institute for Technology in Healthcare and worked for the Public Health Service where he won two Superior Service Awards for developing the country’s first functional computer-electrocardiographic interpretive system, among other achievements.
Versatility in Routine Care and Crisis Response
VitalStream is a US Food and Drug Administration-cleared wearable monitor designed to merge clinical accuracy with a wire-free, comfortable patient experience.
“We are delighted to celebrate the memory and achievements of Dr Caceres by presenting Caretaker Medical with this inaugural award,” says Healthy Physician Foundation board chair Matthew Lecuyer, MD. “As technology improves patient care and physician wellbeing, this award connects the achievements of the past with the promise of the future.”
VitalStream has already been used in a variety of healthcare applications, including maternal health monitoring, perioperative recovery, and during the ongoing IV fluid shortage caused by Hurricane Helene, as healthcare providers faced challenges in maintaining continuous blood pressure monitoring due to the limited availability of Baxter IV fluids.
“VitalStream offers significant advantages for patients and providers in routine conditions, as well as unexpected and demanding circumstances,” says Johnny Mann, vice president of sales and marketing at Caretaker Medical, in a release. “Our technology can help ensure patient safety and optimize fluid management during some of the most challenging times.”
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Wireless and Continuous “Beat-by-Beat” Blood Pressure, Cardiac Output, and Advanced Hemodynamics monitoring eliminates “blind spots” between intermittent monitoring and provides immediate notification of patient deterioration across all points of care and without tethering patients to bedside monitors.