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Innovation stories

HARTMANN's healthcare innovations

At HARTMANN, we strive to make healthcare better and thus improve the lives of millions of patients and professionals. Here are just some of the ways in which we deliver help, care, and protection around the world.

At the HART

One day in the OR: when every second counts

When emergency medical teams are tending to patients with multiple severe injuries, there is no room for trial and error. Timing, reliability, and precision are key – not just for doctors and nurses but also for the tools and supplies they rely on.

Read more about working in the OR

Our healthcare innovations

Dive deeper into the world of HARTMANN and keep up to date with the latest innovations and developments in our fields of competence.

From bedside to breakthrough: How HARTMANN turns empathy into innovation

A caregiver gently holds a patient’s hand beside a hospital bed, conveying comfort and support.

Innovation at HARTMANN starts with patients. Discover the story behind Zetuvit® Plus Silicone Border and how collaboration drives better wound care.

Innovation at HARTMANN: Absorbent underwear

Innovation for HARTMANN means improving people’s lives through meaningful solutions. Nowhere is this more evident than in the company’s development of the MoliCare® Absorbent underwear, a groundbreaking product designed to meet the complex and often overlooked needs of individuals experiencing light bladder weakness.

A patient's journey

How Evelyn got her life back

Chronic wounds were making life miserable for Evelyn. But then she met Melanie - an expert - whose sensitive treatment changed Evelyn's life for the better.

Seminars and social media: improving wound care throughout China

A female and male nurse working with a tablet.

Hospitals and doctors can be few and far between in the vast Chinese countryside and the quality of medical attention inconsistent from hospital to hospital. A training program aims to change that by educating health workers about effective wound care.

How I discovered a new trick for hand hygiene in Kenya

Elisa Pizzi joined a volunteering mission to Kisumu, Kenya. She teamed up with her colleagues to work together with Kenyan healthcare professionals. What she took away from this time was inspiring – and surprising. This is her story.

Incontinence: it’s time to break the silence

Millions of people live with urinary incontinence. One in five of us aged over 40 has the condition. Yet it remains a subject we don’t seem comfortable talking about; with many suffering in silence rather than asking for the help that’s out there. Isn’t it time to break one of the last remaining taboos in health?

Joined forces: Improving Haiti’s difficult wound care situation

Chilean health care institute FINH and HARTMANN support healthcare professionals and patients in the Caribbean.

An expert opens up about a sensitive topic

Despite the many people it affects, incontinence remains a delicate topic. We talk with an expert who wants to bring the issue out into the open.

Interview

A glimpse into the future: digital solutions

How can we ensure better patient care and make the healthcare sector more efficient? Since 2020, the Digital Business team at HARTMANN has been committed to answering to these questions. Find out more about their work in this interview with Chief Digital Officer Lüder Sachse.

Read more about our digital solutions

Learn more about us

Infection Management

Preventing infections before they start

Our infection prevention products protect patients and healthcare professionals all over the world. Read about our diverse products here.

The best of two worlds

A job at HARTMANN is meaningful work in a fast-paced environment. Find out more about our vacancies and what it’s like to work for us.

Values and tradition

Discover the HARTMANN DNA

Our work builds on a strong set of values, which we take seriously. Learn what we believe in, how it all began, and where we are now.

Contact us

Find an overview of all relevant contacts here

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