On January 21, Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Christian Dubé, visited Quebec-based AMD Medicom Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of N95 respirators and procedure masks. While touring the company’s Saint-Laurent plant, Mr. Dubé witnessed the extraordinary acceleration of production of the SafeMask® Architect Pro™ N95 respirator.
Since the outbreak of the Omicron variant and the ensuing increased use of N95 respirators across Canada and the rest of North America, Medicom has accelerated local production of these essential medical devices. As a result, more than 40 new full-time jobs will be created at the Saint-Laurent plant and new machinery will be installed to support the new production rate.
“Medicom will now supply nearly 3.3 million N95 respirators to the Quebec healthcare system, which is nearly twice the number provided for in our multi-year agreement with the government. In a few weeks, once the new machines are running at full capacity, Medicom will supply the government with more than 4.4 million N95 respirators per month. This is clear evidence that the Quebec government’s local mask procurement strategy is working,” affirmed Guillaume Laverdure, Chief Operating Officer of Medicom.
Because of long wear times, healthcare workers appreciate the Medicom Architect Pro N95 surgical respirator not only for its filtering efficacy and resulting protection, but also for its exceptional comfort and breathability.
“Medicom is the only company in Quebec and one of the only companies in Canada to be certified by both Canadian and American authorities. In fact, the Medicom Architect Pro N95 respirator is CSA and FDA/NIOSH approved. We are very proud of this achievement because it is the result of many months of painstaking work to create a comfortable, high-performance, Quebec-made respirator,” explained John Tourlas, Medicom President, North America.
Source: Gayle Padvaiskas, Vice President, Marketing, AMD Medicom Inc.
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