Tag: Consolidated Medical
‘Customer service was our foundation’: Doug Crana looks back as he hands off Consolidated Medical
February 20, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. - After 34 years at the helm of Consolidated Medical, a complex rehab technology (CRT) company based here, Doug Crana has his sights set on retirement. Here's what he had to say about how the industry has changed and where it’s headed.
HME News: What went into your decision to sell Consolidated Medical to Rehab Medical?
Doug Crana: I think, generally, in business, it’s a...
Consolidated Medical transitions to Rehab Medical
January 20, 2026HME News Staff
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. - Consolidated Medical, a third-generation family business, has announced that it will transition to Rehab Medical, an Indianapolis-based provider of custom mobility solutions.
Doug Crana, Consolidated Medical’s CEO and president, will remain at the company in an advisory role during the transition.
“While ownership is changing, the mission remains the same,” Crana stated in a letter to patients, partners and friends....
Doug Crana grabs an exclusive
November 7, 2012Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Like many providers these days, Doug Crana is interested in new products, and he thinks he's found just the ticket.Crana, president of Consolidated Medical, recently began offering an extremely lightweight manual wheelchair that was introduced to the U.S. market earlier this year. Made of carbon fiber, the Panthera X weighs 10 pounds with the wheels on, compared to 18 or 19 pounds for other chairs.“It's considered to be the lightest wheelchair in the world,” he said.Crana...
A wheelchair-accessible motorcycle? Provider helps make it happen
December 7, 2009Liz Beaulieu, Editor
If you've ever watched the reality TV show American Chopper, you know that Paul Sr., the founder of Orange County Choppers and patriarch of the Teutul family, is a big guy. His sleeveless shirts and tattooed arms make sure you notice.
But provider Doug Crana, president of Consolidated Medical, which, like Orange County Chopper, has its home base in Newburgh, N.Y., says Paul Sr.'s even bigger in person.
“He looks bigger than he does on TV,” he said. “It was pretty neat.”
Crana...