CareAline, Local PPE Producer in Danvers, Wins Gold Stevie® Award

CareAline was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Most Valuable Product category for their Reusable Isolation Gown in The 17th Annual International Business Awards®.

The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small - are eligible to submit nominations. The 2020 IBAs received entries from organizations in 63 nations and territories. More than 3,800 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Company of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Startup of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others. Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 250 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process from July through early September.

CareAline won in the Gold category for Most Valuable Product for their Reusable Isolation Gowns. Powered by Milliken™ Perimeter™ barrier fabric, their CareAline Reusable Isolation Gowns are designed to be comfortable and protective. Developed with features requested by top infection control and PPE experts, the gowns offer superior coverage and ease of donning and doffing. Reusable at least 75 times, gowns cost less than $0.55 per use. Made in the USA from all USA sourced materials, the isolation gowns are fully tested, and FDA registered.

“We are honored to have won a Gold Stevie® Award for our Reusable Isolation Gowns. With all of the recent innovation in PPE, we are truly humbled to have been selected.,” said Kezia Fitzgerald, co-founder of CareAline Products. “Because our gowns are washable up to 75 times, our gowns lower costs and waste compared to disposable gowns, and you won’t have stockpile. Our isolation gowns are perfect for private practices, local dental, opthamology and other specialty offices, schools and labs.”

“Despite the unprecedented impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on organizations and working people worldwide, the number and quality of nominations we received in this year’s International Business Awards attests to the continued outstanding performance of many organizations. The commitment we’ve seen through these nominations to maintaining the success, health, and safety of employees, customers, and communities is truly impressive,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher.

Details about The International Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

About CareAline

CareAline is a locally owned company founded in 2012 by Kezia and Mike Fitzgerald with a manufacturer based in Massachusetts. They have experience with innovating out of necessity and bringing products to market. The CareAline brand began with the need to protect their daughter Saoirse’s PICC and Central Lines while undergoing chemotherapy for Neuroblastoma. Kezia has continued to innovate through her stem cell transplant in the fall of 2019. Unfortunately, Saoirse succumbed to her cancer in 2011, but the Fitzgeralds were able to bring their patented products to market with a personal mission to help patients live safely and fully by providing clinically proven, necessary products to hospitals and patients. https://carealine.com/

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

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