Tag: Doug Crana
‘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...
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.”
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Provider Doug Crana defends industry, sets the record straight for Fox News
October 8, 2009Mike Moran
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download Basic Instinct 2 on the HME industry Oct. 5, claiming Medicare pays too much for medical equipment, provider Doug Crana sprung to action, firing off a letter to Fox officials to set the record straight. Here's what the president of Consolidated Medical in Newburgh, N.Y. said:
I heard the Fox News report this morning about durable medical...