Tag: Mobility
Wasem’s Pharmacy expands into home medical
March 18, 2025HME News Staff
CLARKSTON, Wash. - Wasem’s Pharmacy & Home Medical has expanded into the home medical space, offering mobility products and personalized service to meet the needs of seniors and individuals with mobility needs. The company now offers a curated selection of mobility products, including lift chairs, power scooters and wheelchairs. "What sets Wasem's apart from typical furniture stores offering standard lift chairs or Amazon and other online retailers is our commitment to quality, durability...
FODAC to host fundraiser
March 18, 2025HME News Staff
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – Friends of Disabled Adults and Children will host its annual Run, Walk ‘n’ Roll on May 3 at Stone Mountain Park’s Railroad Pavilion to bring together people of all abilities for a “movement that makes a difference.” The event encourages people to move in their own way – whether it’s running, walking or rolling – to raise funds for FODAC’s HME Program, which provides mobility aids at little to no cost for individuals...
RoundTable Health Care now serves Outer Banks
August 15, 2024HME News Staff
BARCO, N.C. – RoundTable Health Care, a provider of home respiratory and mobility products and services, has opened a new location in Barco, N.C., to serve patients throughout the Outer Banks and surrounding areas, according to the Island Free Press. COO Joeli Olson told the newspaper the company opened a new location in Barco, because people in the area have had to travel an hour or more to larger cities like Norfolk, Va., to get services. “We are excited to be taking a locally owned...
Rehab Medical adds office in Houston
August 12, 2024HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – Rehab Medical is adding a new office in Houston to offer residents in the eastern and central regions of Texas access to the company’s specialized mobility services. Rehab Medical already has offices in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio. “The addition of our Houston location continues the strong trend of growth throughout the state of Texas,” said Kenneth Flaming, Rehab Medical’s regional vice president of sales. “We've seen tremendous success serving...
ATF Medical names new exec
May 21, 2024HME News Staff
NEWNAN, Ga. – ATF Medical has appointed Katherine Nelson as vice president of national sales. Nelson, who is based in Las Vegas, will oversee the company’s efforts to market its comprehensive, integrated mobility and accessibility services for seriously injured workers throughout the country. “Katherine is a highly accomplished account management and sales professional,” said James Rogalsky, ATF Medical’s senior vice president, rehab technology and adaptive housing solutions....
CTF releases position statement
February 28, 2024HME News Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine – The Clinician Task Force (CTF) has released a “Scope of Practice for Seating and Wheeled Mobility Clinical Services” to define occupational and physical therapy roles and responsibilities in seating and wheeled mobility services. The position statement, completed in December 2023, also provides guidance for educators, rehabilitation professionals, medical providers, funding sources, policymakers and seating and wheeled mobility manufacturers. “We saw...
Restore Mobility features Pride lift chairs
December 18, 2023HME News Staff
BIDDEFORD, Maine – Restore Mobility, an online family-run business offering a range of mobility products, has announced a strategic partnership with Pride Mobility. Restore Mobility will now feature Pride Mobility’s Power Lift Recliners, as well as the company’s Jazzy Power Chairs and Go-Go Scooters. “Our core mission is simple yet powerful: ensuring utmost customer satisfaction,” a company spokesperson said. “Being a small business grants us the opportunity to...
Mobility City expands into new communities
August 14, 2023HME News Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Mobility City Holdings has opened six new franchise locations. The locations are in Gwinnett County, Ga.; Orange County, Calif.; Hilton Head, S.C.; Montgomery County, Pa.; Southfield, Mich.; Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; and Richmond, Va. "We are thrilled to be able to offer our services to even more people," said Diane Baratta, CEO, Mobility City holdings. "Mobility City is all about helping people live their best lives, and we are so proud to be able to do that in five...
This is us: ‘Providing access for the disability community will create better access for all’
July 7, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
NEW ORLEANS – Seating and mobility professionals help people with disabilities “live their best lives,” setting off a positive chain reaction in society, says Oluwaferanmi Okanlami, MD, MS, the keynote speaker for the upcoming RESNA Annual Conference.
Here’s what “Dr. O” – the director of student accessibility and accommodation services at the University of Michigan; an assistant professor of family medicine, physical medicine & rehabilitation, and...
Mobility City Holdings Inc. targets Idaho for growth
May 30, 2023HME News Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Mobility City Holdings Inc. worked with Gregg and Kristy Welte to open a franchise location in Meridian, Idaho, in December and now the company has plans to work with the couple to open additional locations to serve the entire state. "Idaho is our first 'state as a territory' that made sense for one owner to manage," said Diane Baratta, CEO, Mobility City Holdings Inc. "We were pleased to learn that owners Gregg and Kristy Welte felt the same way about...