On March 15, financialcontent.com published the  Halo Monitoring’s myHalo medical alarm system is a winner of the first annual 2011 Dorland Health Silver Crown Award in the Innovative Programs/Fall Prevention Program category. The award was presented as part of Dorland Health’s Care Coordination Summit at The Venetian Resort Hotel in Las Vegas.

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March 11, thestreet.com included Halo Monitoring as one of ten small companies that are still hiring in spite of the countries economic downturn.

The company was launched in 2009 and spent most of last year on distribution channels, even though the product is sold to consumers either directly or through its network of dealers, Otto says. Halo has 170 dealers in its network and is hoping to expand in every major U.S. city over the next two years. Otto expects to double the device’s users over the next 12 months and increase by more than 10 times in the next two years.

“We’re growing our subscriber base very quickly and expect 2011 to be strong, but we’re also raising capital to scale up the business,” Otto says.

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In the March 2011 issue of Case in Point magazine, the winners of the first Dorland Health Silver Crown Award winners are featured.  CEO Chris Otto accepted the award at a ceremony held at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV

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In the February 11 issue of Indianapolis Woman magazine, myHalo is included in five products, websites, or stores that bring peace of mind and ease of living to seniors and caregivers.

myHalo is a small, wireless device worn by a loved one. In the event of a fall, the device sends out an alert to the family member and the emergency response team- without the need to press a button. Additionally, myHalo allows family members to monitor health and physical activity via a private website.

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On February 8, 2011 HealthNewsDigest.com published a recent news release praising myHalo for bridging the gap between aging seniors and their long-distance loved ones.

If you live an hour or more away from an elderly loved one who needs care, you can consider yourself a long-distance caregiver. Caregiving can take many forms, ranging from the daily phone call to arranging for nursing care in a facility closer to where you live. No matter what form it takes, caregiving is often long term, increasingly challenging and continually stressful. It’s not surprising then that more families are turning to advanced medical alarm systems to help bridge the distance gap and provide protection when a family member can’t be there.

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